ominous

Example Sentences

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That’s ominous news for retirees who have a lot of their money invested in regular Treasury, municipal and corporate bonds, as most do.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

As ominous as that sounds, Spur co-founder Riley Kilmer says that means I’m proxy-free.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Goldhaber’s reimagining of an ominous relic from an earlier era of media consumption may capture for audiences the sensation, for better or worse, of what life can be like in an ultra-connected world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“The declines may be shrouded with ominous headlines, but the percentage drop in the index is just a mere flesh wound.”

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“From the battle of Bunkers hill to the treaty of Paris we never had so ominous a question.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis