How to Use "Bad" with Example Sentences

bad (adj): not good; serious

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Used with verbs:

"Her injury looks bad."
(looks, seems, appears to be, be: is/am/are)

"That outfit looks bad."
(looks, be: is/am/are)

"That is a bad idea."
(be: is/am/are)

"That sounds like a bad idea."
(sounds)

"Your cooking smells bad."
(smells, looks, tastes, be: is/am/are)

"That food has gone bad."
(gone, turned)

"I feel bad for you."
(feel)

Used with adverbs:

"Your injury looks extremely bad."
(extremely, very, fairly)

"My test scores were embarrassingly bad."
(embarrassingly, incredibly, terribly, truly, unbelievably)

"His attitude is especially bad today."
(especially, particularly)

"My favorite baseball team is notoriously bad."
(notoriously, historically)

"The restaurant's food and service were equally bad."
(equally)

"Things were bad enough before the hurricane."
(enough, already)

Used with prepositions:

"She is really bad at cooking."
(at)

"Candy is bad for your teeth."
(for)

"She felt bad about causing the accident."
(about)