bad boy
nounDefinition of bad boy
: a person who flouts convention
a literary bad boy
Examples of bad boy in a Sentence
He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
Recent Examples on the Web
On the bright side, Jenner’s semi-bad boy status on The Hills catapulted his career, which helped him land future spin-offs, dedicated episodes and cameos on some of the most successful TV networks and shows. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, "A Look Back at Birthday Boy Brody Jenner's Reality Show History," 21 Aug. 2019 Your bartender will handle the carrying of this bad boy to your table! — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, "Weekend preview: Luke Bryan, dancing in lingerie, tossing watermelons, ’80s date night in Pompano," 31 July 2019 Nancy ended her relationship with bad boy/good guy Steve Harrington. — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "The story so far: Catch up with 10 Hawkins, Indiana, favorites before 'Stranger Things 3'," 2 July 2019 Meet Me in the Viper Room Channeled by designers, the spirits of hard-partying rock stars and ’90s-era Hollywood bad boys hovered over many runways. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "The Men’s Trends You Might Actually Want to Wear in 2020," 28 June 2019 Castmates Lauren, Lo and Stephanie Pratt showed up to support Audrina at the event, though polarizing bad boy Justin Bobby Brescia was a no-show for his girlfriend's big night, leading to one of the contentious couple's many break-ups. — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, "'The Hills' Best Music Moments: Lady Gaga, Brandy, Ryan Cabrera & More," 24 June 2019 Modern-day analysis: Edward Rochester: tortured bad boy with all the red flags. — Angela Haupt, Washington Post, "To date or not to date," 19 June 2019 Our favorite bad boy took a bit of inspiration from country music’s newest star, Lil Nas X, and whisked his crew away to Colorado for a western themed family vacay that had us ready to saddle up and tag along. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "Diddy Heads Down That Old Country Road For A Family Getaway in Colorado," 15 July 2019 However, these bad boys rarely find their way to human flesh. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Shark Awareness Day facts to make you rethink ‘Jaws’," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bad boy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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