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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bad effort" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an attempt or performance that is unsatisfactory or below expectations.
Example: "Despite their hard work, the final presentation was a bad effort that failed to impress the audience."
Alternatives: "poor attempt" or "subpar performance".
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Not a bad effort.
Not a bad effort, really.
Not a bad effort otherwise, though.
It was a bad game, a bad effort.
Not a bad effort for someone who wasn't hitting the seam as regularly as he wanted.
For my second Slam back in a while, it's not a bad effort.
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After the victory over Los Angeles on Thursday, Jordan let it be known he would not accept a bad-effort night against Chicago and joked "I may send in my resignationif the Bulls won".
It was just a pretty bad effort".
It's not uncommon for them to be exaggerated in a really bad effort to emphasize credibility.
(He has a previous album, "Prelude," recorded in a hurry for the Fresh Sound New Talent label. It's not at all a bad first effort, but he seems embarrassed by it now).
Washington's director of central intelligence, George J. Tenet, sought Israeli and Palestinian approval of a formal cease-fire plan today as the two sides rancorously accused each other of making a bad faith effort to pursue a truce.
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