bode

Example Sentences

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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

Longer contracts could boost memory players’ valuation multiples to foundry players’ levels, which could bode well for share prices, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

This does not bode well for stocks, Deluard continues, because “higher volatility is bearish by itself … It forces dealers to shrink their books, traders to reduce capital, and risk-parity funds to cut leverage.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

What took place that day did not bode well for Clarkson or for Philadelphia.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy