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
Indeed, the U.S. dollar index was up 0.5% Monday to 97.48, a bad omen for risk assets such as Bitcoin.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Revellers will hope the headliner's name is not a bad omen for the event that had to be cancelled last year due to "extreme weather".
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
The blood drop on my name was a bad omen.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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