bad news
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: one that is troublesome, unwelcome, or dangerous
stay away from him, he's bad news
Examples of bad news in a Sentence
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Fairly or not, that's bad news for Republicans because Republicans are in charge.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s bad news for millennials and Gen Zers trying to enter the housing market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Leaders can break this cycle by modelling openness to bad news.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The topic at hand was the act of breaking bad news, a special workshop for our trainees in pediatrics.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The passengers deplaned, then reboarded in anticipation of the runway reopening soon, only to get bad news.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
In a world full of bad news, crushes can fuel us.
—Pema Bakshi, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
This is very bad news for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
—Dmytro Razumkov, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
So bad news about the economy has certainly been good news for stocks in recent months.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s bad news for millennials and Gen Zers trying to enter the housing market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Leaders can break this cycle by modelling openness to bad news.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The topic at hand was the act of breaking bad news, a special workshop for our trainees in pediatrics.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The passengers deplaned, then reboarded in anticipation of the runway reopening soon, only to get bad news.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
In a world full of bad news, crushes can fuel us.
—Pema Bakshi, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
This is very bad news for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
—Dmytro Razumkov, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
So bad news about the economy has certainly been good news for stocks in recent months.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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