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 also bad news on S Pen support for the foldable phone, which suggests the Galaxy Z Fold 8's display will be an iterative update on its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Any reduction in those supplies, particularly while Middle East tensions continue, would be bad news for the region.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Markets moved only modestly on the news, perhaps because investors viewed it as the avoidance of bad news rather than confirmation of good news.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Tuesday began with some bad news for the Braves.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
That was bad news for the Angels (16-31), who have had plenty of rough stretches over their decade of losing baseball, but this one has been particularly jarring because injuries have not been a significant factor.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
For the Cincinnati Reds right now, even a double can seem like bad news.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Oh, that sounds like bad news to you?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 May 2026
That’s unequivocally bad news for the left, but the unintended consequence of the right’s zeal to rig the maps could send Black voters back to the Dems in numbers a single candidate not named Obama could not.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Any reduction in those supplies, particularly while Middle East tensions continue, would be bad news for the region.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Markets moved only modestly on the news, perhaps because investors viewed it as the avoidance of bad news rather than confirmation of good news.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Tuesday began with some bad news for the Braves.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
That was bad news for the Angels (16-31), who have had plenty of rough stretches over their decade of losing baseball, but this one has been particularly jarring because injuries have not been a significant factor.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
For the Cincinnati Reds right now, even a double can seem like bad news.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Oh, that sounds like bad news to you?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 May 2026
That’s unequivocally bad news for the left, but the unintended consequence of the right’s zeal to rig the maps could send Black voters back to the Dems in numbers a single candidate not named Obama could not.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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