NEWS in a Sentence

Learn NEWS from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for NEWS, such as:

1. Ill news never comes too late.
2. Scarlett's heart sank at the news.
3. The news finally get through to us.
4. Bad news certainly traveled swiftly.
5. I only saw the tail end of the TV news.

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 Meanings and Examples of NEWS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
news
 n.  information about recent and important events
 n.  a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Ethan was overcome with shame at his lack of self-control in flinging the news at her so brutally.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
2  And now, like a thunderclap, had come this horrible news.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  Scarlett's heart sank at the news.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  So, James and Andrew were as startled as anyone when the news came out that the daughter of Pierre Robillard was to marry the little Irishman from up the country.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
5  While Gerald launched forth on his news, Mammy set the plates before her mistress, golden-topped biscuits, breast of fried chicken and a yellow yam open and steaming, with melted butter dripping from it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  They've been kicking up their heels ever since we heard the news this morning about Ashley and that little cousin of his from Atlanta.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
7  Our cook is the broad wife of the Wilkes butler, and he was over last night with the news that the engagement would be announced tonight and Cookie told us this morning.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
8  The Tarleton boys have gone to spread the news.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  Bad news certainly traveled swiftly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
10  "And I've news that'll be holding the both of you," said Gerald.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
11  The news reached Atlanta almost simultaneously with the news of the victory at Chancellorsville, and the town fairly rocked with exultation and with laughter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  The news was uncertain, slow in coming, for the battle had been fought in the enemy's territory and the reports came first through Maryland, were relayed to Richmond and then to Atlanta.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  At any other time, the news of this disaster would have brought fear and lamentation to Atlanta.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  Though they tried not to believe, whole neighborhoods, swayed by panic, rushed to town, to the newspapers, to headquarters, pleading for news, any news, even bad news.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
15  Crowds formed at the depot, hoping for news from incoming trains, at the telegraph office, in front of the harried headquarters, before the locked doors of the newspapers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  We dashed off a letter to announce the news.
17  She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.
18  I was picked on to announce the bad news.
19  You may hold or attend press conferences to announce news or show a product range.
20  He walked off without any word when he heard the news.
21  She didn't appear at all surprised at the news.
22  I must say that bad news disquiet me a great deal.
23  Messengers brought news that the battle had been lost.
24  My wife and I are very delighted to hear the news of your marriage.
25  Ill news never comes too late.
26  I only saw the tail end of the TV news.
27  The news finally get through to us.
28  She took the news of her father's death very badly.
29  The news programme goes out four times a week at peak time.
30  With no news from the explorers we can only surmise their present position / where they are.