bad luck

Example Sentences

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Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“Bad years for the S&P 500 are due to very specific factors, not just bad luck or arbitrary changes in investor sentiment,” said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek, in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

But it was Russell's bad luck to join Mercedes just as they made a hash of the new regulations that were introduced in 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Or is the ambitious Atlanta anchorwoman the victim of bad luck and bad people?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“Well,” the man said, “about a month ago, our mare ran away, and I cursed our bad luck until Old Sai said, ‘You don’t know.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin