misfortune
Example Sentences
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A year after he lampooned a judge in a mocking poem, he had the misfortune of standing before him charged with seditious libel for a pamphlet satirizing the Church.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Undeterred by his misfortune two holes earlier, Bridgeman began the back nine with a birdie at No. 10 and an eagle at No. 11 to give himself a four-shot cushion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
The hard fact is that genius isn’t reserved for the worthy any more than misfortune is reserved for the wicked.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Fans with the misfortune of living elsewhere scrambled to look at flights before presales start this weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
They only had the misfortune to have me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing misfortune
Power Prefix: mis-
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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