misfortune
Example Sentences
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Misfortune has piled on the supreme leader since the Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
The form is called “Property Damaged or Destroyed by Misfortune or Calamity” or “ADS-820” and you can access it at this link.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025
Misfortune struck other Angels players after their successful time in Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2022
Janny Scott is the author, most recently, of “The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father.”
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2019
Misfortune has hardened her, which is just as well, she will take many a knock yet.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing misfortune
Power Prefix: mis-
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"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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