bad omen
Example Sentences
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The squeeze on supplies is a bad omen for prices at the pump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Nvidia’s expanded partnership with Meta Platforms could be a bad omen for Intel.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Whether that’s a bad omen for AI or an understandable response to Oracle’s debt load likely depends on your prior convictions about AI.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Many locals believe that allowing the rescue of a crocodile to another location is a bad omen for the village, choosing instead to kill the animals and bury them in a ritual.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
“If you decide my being here is a bad omen, does that mean I’ll be kicked out of the Bureau?”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
