bad time

Example Sentences

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“Gold bugs can hang onto the idea that quick bear markets haven’t been a bad time to bet on a rebound,” they said.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Muir says it’s not a bad time to own XLE, but also sees an opportunity in Canadian energy names, which sold off on Venezuela headlines as that country represents heavy crude competition.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

James adds that the timing of the outage, during the lucrative Christmas period, comes at a particularly bad time for Ubisoft.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

This is a bad time to be a rose or a zinnia or a marigold, because people attack with scissors and cut off what’s pretty.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson