hard luck
Example Sentences
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This year’s squad has also had some hard luck, with two starters missing the ACC Tournament through injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
He added that the upheaval was indicative of the hard luck of California Republicans.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024
But after scoring only 59 and losing eight wickets in the last 10 overs of their own innings, England cannot put this defeat down to the conditions or any kind of hard luck.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
Its fifth-place finish last season was a hard luck story, falling out of a Champions League place only on the last day.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
“It was rather hard luck on them, all the same,” said he.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
