luckless

Example Sentences

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After his luckless crash with Piastri, in a multiple collision, in the earlier sprint race won by Verstappen, Norris was philosophical.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Being luckless in love is commonplace these days.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Gathering routine genre elements — the masked predator, the luckless teenage victims, the cabin-in-the-woods setting — Nash subordinates them all to a mood of stunning serenity.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

Considering how abysmal her pay is, she figures she’s being taken advantage of as much as these luckless applicants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Puzzled and luckless, she dragged herself home clutching stalks of anything that blossomed along the edges of lots and other people’s gardens.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison