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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More bad news for Ashley Jones Just one day after her police interview and learning her mother had taken her own life, Ashley Jones received more startling news.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
When they’re hidden or denied, that’s bad news.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s bad news for everybody, but the domestic consequences of the war are likely to ripple unevenly, and in the process undermine one of the country’s primary engines of economic growth.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
All this is bad news for the region’s taxi drivers, a largely South Asian group whose business is already down due to the conflict with Iran.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
For the poor guy who drops a rod into one, this is bad news because if the flows are up, nothing falls straight down.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Tangling with people is bad news for rattlesnakes because people are often trying to kill them, Taylor added.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s bad news for anybody building data centers right now.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026
Basketball fans in Kentucky and Oregon may have gotten some bad news Wednesday night.
—Pete Grathoff
april 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
When they’re hidden or denied, that’s bad news.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s bad news for everybody, but the domestic consequences of the war are likely to ripple unevenly, and in the process undermine one of the country’s primary engines of economic growth.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
All this is bad news for the region’s taxi drivers, a largely South Asian group whose business is already down due to the conflict with Iran.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
For the poor guy who drops a rod into one, this is bad news because if the flows are up, nothing falls straight down.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Tangling with people is bad news for rattlesnakes because people are often trying to kill them, Taylor added.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s bad news for anybody building data centers right now.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026
Basketball fans in Kentucky and Oregon may have gotten some bad news Wednesday night.
—Pete Grathoff
april 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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