How to Use bad boy in a Sentence

bad boy

noun
  • He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
  • If fast cars and bad boys are your thing, head to the movies.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • This bad boy will chill you all the way out in just a few swipes.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Pick up a piece and you'll be shocked at how durable these bad boys are.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Who in their right mind is going to tear open one of these bad boys?
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • Take that bad boy out, turn it on, and set your phone-camera timer.
    — Broti Gupta, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The bad boy who runs the school thanks to the fact that his parents own the school.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Be prepared for stares when rolling through the airport with this bad boy.
    — Deena Campbell, Essence, 19 May 2021
  • Do that and this bad boy will remain a staple kitchen tool for years to come.
    — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
  • By all means, let’s run these bad boys through our national parks, too.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 Dec. 2017
  • Create a 30-minute dish with these bad boys, but cooked in two ways.
    — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Do that and this bad boy will remain a staple kitchen tool for years to come.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Just think of all the delicious meals dad will be able to cook you with this bad boy.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Any home cook or health fanatic would love to test this bad boy out in their own kitchen.
    — Reviewed Staff, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Open that bad boy up and let the Colorado sunshine in.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That all changed when a doe stepped out of cover, then this bad boy burst onto the scene.
    — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Nobody missed the bad boy behavior of rock bands on the road.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Just make sure to pair these bad boys with your favorite no-show socks to prevent swamp feet!
    — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Fisher will play Xavier, the sexy bad boy of the ballroom.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 May 2026
  • Just one of these bad boys can keep the hungriest sports fans going strong.
    — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Williams plays Dylan, a brooding bad boy.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The chef world can be perceived as everyone’s wild and the chef is the bad boy type.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2021
  • Xavier Niel is supposed to be the bad boy of French telecoms.
    — Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Our readers agree and continued to buy these bad boys throughout the year.
    — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Bust out this bad boy and build a collage of some of the coolest retro posters for some of the greatest films of all time.
    — Ben Flanagan, al, 20 Nov. 2020
  • This cannot be the first time either of them has heard a friend express a preference for bad boys?
    — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The Running Man actor's look is nice guy in the front, bad boy in the back.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • There are actually four arcs playing through these bad boys.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At the time, the job was to sing dark, moody songs about the sadomasochistic thrill of being in love with a bad boy.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 2 July 2024
  • Scroll down for the 15 best edge tamers at a variety of price points that will keep those bad boys on point.
    — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 26 Mar. 2018

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