Doctors warned that the child's aggressive behavior might stem from a bad seed inherited from his parents.

Everyone knew Tom was a bad hat, always causing mischief with his practical jokes.

Many readers avoid series known for their bad endings.

The teacher warned that bad girls who skipped class would face detention.

The teacher scolded the bad girl for throwing stones at the window.

After missing the meeting, she's been in the boss's bad books.

He took her joking remark in bad part and refused to speak to her for the rest of the evening.

The sudden layoffs affected company morale in a bad way.

The teller refused to accept the bad money that had been mutilated and debased, so the customer had to exchange it at a different branch.

The bank refused to exchange the bad moneys that had been confiscated during the raid.