How to Use bad actor in a Sentence

bad actor

noun

• As in any genre, there were good and bad actors, and people can be deeply moved by either.
  — Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
• But as with any sector of society, there are bad actors who cheat to get ahead.
  — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
• Amazon works great for entrepreneurs, but there are bad actors.
  — USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
• And the agency reasoned that a ban would not stop bad actors from continuing to front-run.
  — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
• As the moon clashes with Neptune, avoid needless risks, unhealthy vices, and bad actors.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• To stop bad actors acquiring a technology, or shape the spread of nascent ideas around it?
  — Mustafa Suleyman, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
• The bill also includes measures aimed at cracking down on bad actors.
  — Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2023
• Other bad actors receive the 340B discount but do not pass the savings on to uninsured patients.
  — Bill Cassidy, STAT, 5 July 2023
• And given the gang control over Port-au-Prince, bad actors control the flow of food to and from different communities.
  — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 31 July 2023
• It’s often used to stop bad actors from trying to hack into people’s accounts.
  — Zoë Schiffer, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
• Some bad actors use software to quickly bulk-buy tickets for resale at much higher prices.
  — Adam Beam, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
• Industry sources chalk up such cases to the work of a few bad actors, rather than inherent flaws with the clinical model.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023
• Congress must keep up the oversight effort and hold bad actors accountable.
  — The Editors, National Review, 17 May 2024
• Crypto moves so fast that even though bankruptcy courts tend to move faster than other courts, the delays involved can still give bad actors plenty of time to make moves.
  — Jessica Klein, Fortune, 6 July 2023
• Unfortunately, there are a small number of bad actors who decide to breach contract terms or refuse to pay rent.
  — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
• There are too many ways bad actors can hijack our news cycle and misinform us on social media.
  — Landon Block, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
• It’s influenced by bad actors who will attempt to get on these platforms in new and innovative ways.
  — Barbara Ortutay, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
• Adobe, the photo software maker, wants to hold bad actors who create these kinds of images accountable.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
• Federal officials have also warned that bad actors from within the U.S. are behind some of the attacks.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
• This uncertainty has already long acted as a drag on the pace of innovation and a feeding ground for bad actors.
  — Miles Jennings, Fortune Crypto, 15 July 2023
• If you were affected, this meant the only thing between a bad actor and all of your passwords was the master password used to secure your LastPass account.
  — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2024
• The argument for a closed system hinges on mitigating safety risks, preventing abuse by bad actors who get their hands on the code.
  — Richard Nieva, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The sense that bad actors could be weeded out at the root was satisfying liberal fantasy, though.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• Experts, however, have said that many bad actors are more than willing and able to pay up for inauthentic accounts on the platform.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
• Fortunately, there are telltale signs that a request for money is coming from a bad actor.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
• The review found that bad actors were rarely punished, but instead simply transferred or even promoted.
  — Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 May 2024
• The abuse is completed when the school, teams, and sports organizations that employ these bad actors ignore the abuse or actively cover it up.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
• Unfortunately, there will always be bad actors looking to make a quick buck at the expense of taxpayers.
  — Chuck Grassley, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
• There are bad actors that can potentially come at us from every angle and for every reason, some of which aren't personal.
  — WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
• And that a million extra employees for Google will be at least equalled by a million new employees in the hands of disinfo merchants, fraudsters, and other bad actors.
  — Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024