miseries
Example Sentences
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No wonder mud became “shorthand for the miseries of poverty,” Ms. Ziegelman writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
As for the Master Plan for Aging, there’s been progress but also uncertainty about steady funding streams, particularly given current state budget miseries, and there’s no guarantee the plan will be prioritized by future governors.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
“You cannot blame British newspapers for the miseries heaped on the Prince and Princess of Wales,” columnist Hugo Rifkind wrote in The Times of London.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024
The fear for the refugees is that the horror of 12 February will soon be overtaken by new miseries, and forgotten by the international community.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024
I was staring at my mother’s private miseries, and it made me want to go outside and bury the book in the dirt.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
