How to Use bode well in a Sentence

bode well

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  • And that could bode well for the Royals heading into next season.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • This could bode well for England, who used substitutes to great effect against Mexico.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Overall, the offensive line has a good mix of veterans, rising young players and depth that could bode well during the season.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Their dainty, no-frills look bodes well for summer packing since they can be worn with everything from billowy dresses to denim cutoffs.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • The American shopper’s resilience bodes well for economic growth.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • That backlog, if converted into closed deals, bodes well for Goldman revenue in future quarters.
    — Hugh Son,laya Neelakandan,leslie Picker,ritika Shah, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The stories of illness in the Norway camp this week do not bode well for them; the South Florida heat is exacting at the best of times.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • If Tuchel seriously has no regrets about how the semi-final unfolded, and there is a risk of a similar mistake again, that does not bode well.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Those skeptical of the arrangement argue that being unable to maneuver an airport with your partner does not bode well for the rest of the relationship.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 30 July 2026
  • The growth of the Dolphins defensive front will bode well for Hafley, especially considering the youth in the secondary.
    — Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • While avid fans may be disappointed, Ohashi’s confident and joyful return to the elite stage bodes well for 2027 and beyond.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The cast celebrated with selfies taken on digital cameras, kisses, hugs, and smiles, showing a chemistry that bodes well for their onscreen performances.
    — Alessia Amorosini, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
  • Thompson, who is eligible for a rookie-scale contract extension this offseason, explored taking more shots farther away from the rim last season, which could bode well for an overall expansion of his offensive game.
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Admittedly, similar sentiments were echoed when Meslier signed his bumper deal at 21, but Trafford’s age, England status and recent track record bode well.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden, and Gemma Chan are the friends, which bodes well, and Timothy Olyphant pops up as an old boyfriend.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Federal, state and local legislators have an opportunity to address much of this by creating data privacy and AI systems compliance safeguards and requiring transparency, but in my view, governance efforts to date don’t bode well.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • With IPOs looming for OpenAI and Anthropic, the diminishing profit potential of the AI chatbot market does not bode well for retail investors.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • None of this bodes well, nor does the history of the Griffin’s chief security officer Rose Harper (Sorika Wolf), which Spock and the Kirk/La’An team begin researching separately.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026

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