Examples of 'few rotten apples' in a sentence

Meaning of "few rotten apples"

few rotten apples: A metaphor often used to describe a small number of undesirable or corrupt individuals within a group or system that can negatively impact the whole

How to use "few rotten apples" in a sentence

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few rotten apples
There were quite a few rotten apples in the basket.
A few rotten apples does not the country make.
These are the misdeeds of a few rotten apples.
A few rotten apples can ruin the barrel.
It has not been a case of just a few rotten apples.
Only a few rotten apples.
The force cannot be judged by the behavior of a few rotten apples.
Just a few rotten apples.
The force can not be judged by the behaviour of a few rotten apples.
A few rotten apples have put us over the barrel.
It is not just a few rotten apples.
There is a few rotten apples but they are in the minority.
You do not throw out a whole bushell for a few rotten apples.
A few rotten apples do not make the whole basket bad.
It is not a case of a few rotten apples have ruined the cart.

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The entire force has to put up with criticism because of a few rotten apples.
It is not the few rotten apples but the barrel itself.
He 's just learning to cope with a few rotten apples.
There will always be a few rotten apples in the barrel of human life.
Please, do not judge us by the actions of a few rotten apples.
There are just a few rotten apples giving an otherwise peaceful community a bad name.
Sometimes you have to throw out a few rotten apples to save the lot.
Yes, a few rotten apples spoil the barrel.
It would be a shame, Mr Chairman, if we allowed a few rotten apples.
Unfortunately, there are the few rotten apples that spoil it for the rest of us.
Captain Singh … Only a few rotten apples.
Let us not let a few rotten apples spoil a great time, all right?

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