in a bad light

1. see in a good light.

Example Sentences

For example, scenes meant to portray China's Dalian city feature a bunch of dilapidated buildings, believed to be shot in Hong Kong, which some people say paints China in a bad light.

From BBC

Already senior Russian officials are using President Putin's three-day ceasefire offer to try to cast Ukraine in a bad light.

From BBC

Castro and her friend were eventually released two weeks later, but in December of 2023, the Philippine Department of Justice filed charges against them both for “embarrassing” and casting the Philippine military in a “bad light.”

From Salon

But Katie Tobin, who worked on immigration at the White House, says Ms Harris’s work has been deliberately “misconstrued and painted in a bad light“.

From BBC

Potential vice president contender and North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum, seems to brush-off questions that could portray former president Donald Trump in a bad light, including his recent remarks comparing the Biden administration to the “Gestapo.”

From Salon