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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There's good news and bad news from Nike's earnings report that dropped last night.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The shift in graduate enrollment is not all bad news for UC.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
O'Neill, being week-to-week and being placed on IR, is bad news.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
There is plenty of good and bad news.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
This, of course, is bad news for Ellen — the one major secret Dougal’s been keeping from Colum is hers.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 25 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
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
The shift in graduate enrollment is not all bad news for UC.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
O'Neill, being week-to-week and being placed on IR, is bad news.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
There is plenty of good and bad news.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
This, of course, is bad news for Ellen — the one major secret Dougal’s been keeping from Colum is hers.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 25 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
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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