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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In addition, there was more bad news for Stewart among letters mailed late last week by the city Corporation Counsel.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The other bad news is the Residential Max plan is losing two key perks introduced back in January.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Zuckerman said there's a way to deliver bad news, and this was not it.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 June 2026
San Antonio has done most of its damage with Victor Wembanyama on the bench and Jalen Brunson on the court, which is bad news for the Knicks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
According to the team, this result is both good and bad news for farmers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
That could be bad news for Democratic challenger Tom Steyer, a progressive San Francisco climate advocate who has run on a platform promising to upend the status quo.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
That’s bad news for a Knicks team that’s built a poor habit of playing catch-up after slow starts both in the regular season and in the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Deciding whether that is good or bad news is difficult to understand.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The other bad news is the Residential Max plan is losing two key perks introduced back in January.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Zuckerman said there's a way to deliver bad news, and this was not it.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 June 2026
San Antonio has done most of its damage with Victor Wembanyama on the bench and Jalen Brunson on the court, which is bad news for the Knicks.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
According to the team, this result is both good and bad news for farmers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 June 2026
That could be bad news for Democratic challenger Tom Steyer, a progressive San Francisco climate advocate who has run on a platform promising to upend the status quo.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
That’s bad news for a Knicks team that’s built a poor habit of playing catch-up after slow starts both in the regular season and in the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Deciding whether that is good or bad news is difficult to understand.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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