bode

Example Sentences

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Today’s surging energy prices and rising borrowing costs, for example, don’t bode well for people digging expensive holes in their backyards and filling them with water and chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

There had been a feeling in some quarters that Ireland were not quite the force of yore, and an opening day defeat in Paris did not bode well.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

I suppose it’s still possible, but not winning this and the wide-open supporting actress category doesn’t bode well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

“We think this recent commentary and guidance bode well for Marvell in CY26E, and potentially signal a strong January quarter as well.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

“One other thing I do not understand . . . this talk of a last soul joining their cause. That does not bode well.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan