Sentence examples for bad act from inspiring English sources

"It was a bad act.

And that means the (very bad) act of not stopping something harmful is not commensurate with the (very, very bad) act of actively committing harm.

/ Who's bad? Act 2 Quint, Miss Jessel: You did me wrong.

First, they say it's irrelevant: proof of one bad act doesn't mean that a defendant committed another.

Ms. Sontag grants them courage, which she is careful to say is a "morally neutral" term, a quality someone can display in the performance of a bad act.

"My son's bad act damaged our repute, it defamed my motherland and it caused bad impression about Islam, which stands for peace," he said.

Sometimes bad acts produce good outcomes.

"Well, bad acts lead to bad publicity".

But previous bad acts still influence behavior.

Sometimes good people commit bad acts.

This sort of testimony is known in the courts as "prior bad acts" evidence.