Examples of 'bad apple' in a sentence
Meaning of "bad apple"
This phrase refers to a person who is dishonest, trouble-making, or disruptive within a group or organization. It implies that this person's negative behavior can have a negative influence on others, similar to how a rotten apple can spoil the whole barrel
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- A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
How to use "bad apple" in a sentence
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One bad apple spoils the barrel.
I am afraid we have gone bobbing for a bad apple.
One bad apple can kill a show.
But there is always one bad apple.
A bad apple tree gives bad apples.
There is not a bad apple in the bunch.
I happen to think this boy is a bad apple.
One bad apple spoils the bunch.
We called him the one bad apple.
One bad apple ruin your work.
Every organization can have a bad apple.
Laura was the bad apple of the family.
I suppose every neighbourhood has a bad apple.
One bad apple ruins the bunch.
They say that one bad apple.
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One bad apple can spoil the bunch.
Barrick is not the only bad apple.
The bad apple wants to be a hero.
We already more than one bad apple.
And one bad apple can spoil everything.
Last outsider he let in turned out to be a bad apple.
Pretty much is the bad apple of the family.
The bad apple that spoils the bunch.
There is not one bad apple in the bunch.
One bad apple just spoiled the bunch.
My guess is there is a bad apple in the secret service.
One bad apple ruins the whole barrel.
All because of one bad apple.
A bad apple gets thrown away.
We have got one bad apple.
One bad apple can ruin it for everyone.
Probably just one bad apple.
One bad apple will ruin the barrel.
Sometimes there is just a bad apple.
One bad apple can screw up the whole thing.
Do not beat yourself up over one bad apple.
They say one bad apple spoils the bunch.
All it takes is one bad apple.
One bad apple does not make an entire agency rotten.
They called him a bad apple.
One bad apple and all the others rot.
Ahmed is just one bad apple.
Bad apple if you ask me.
I came up with a bad apple idea.
The allegations against McCaffrey suggest he was a bad apple.
We did not really have a bad apple in the bunch.
One bad apple can ruin your entire day.
I think we may have a bad apple.
Red would have been a bad apple with or without my help.
I appreciate you rooting out this bad apple.
