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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James' progression comes at a time when the Wings have been dealt frequent bad news on the injury front.
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
In reality, while that’s inarguably the case there’s also some more bad news for Android overall, just days after Google made its new Pixel 10 the headline act.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The post-strike production slim-down coupled with a vengeful political climate and a corporate class that seems more than willing to make concessions to that political climate felt like bad news for the creatives working in entertainment.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
More than that, though, can be bad news — and lately, that's just what's been happening.
—Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
This is bad news for the dollar, according to Convera’s George Vessey.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Fewer enrollees are bad news for everyone else.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
One reason for the suppression may be that China has a good deal of bad news to disappear.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
The doctors kept telling us to prepare ourselves for bad news but instead there was no particular news.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
In reality, while that’s inarguably the case there’s also some more bad news for Android overall, just days after Google made its new Pixel 10 the headline act.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The post-strike production slim-down coupled with a vengeful political climate and a corporate class that seems more than willing to make concessions to that political climate felt like bad news for the creatives working in entertainment.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
More than that, though, can be bad news — and lately, that's just what's been happening.
—Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
This is bad news for the dollar, according to Convera’s George Vessey.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Fewer enrollees are bad news for everyone else.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
One reason for the suppression may be that China has a good deal of bad news to disappear.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
The doctors kept telling us to prepare ourselves for bad news but instead there was no particular news.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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