bad seed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But it’s not just a bad seed who becomes a bully.
From Scientific American • Jul. 19, 2021
And at the moment, she’s the “unreliable” and “uninsurable” bad seed that no one in her home country wants to deal with.
From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2019
Gradually we learn how the sisters struggle their way toward more or less fixed identities as awkward good girl Hana and rebellious bad seed Kei.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2018
Even Mike Schur, the man who brought us the most willfully upbeat comedy of all time—Parks and Recreation—set his new show, The Good Place, in a disintegrating not-quite-heaven populated by more than one bad seed.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2016
Pilar is irresponsible, self- centered, a bad seed.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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