miserable
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But in another alteration, Damon’s Odysseus fires an arrow into the already blinded Cyclops’ eye as he escapes, giving the monster’s father, Poseidon, a new reason to make his journey home miserable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
And it’s a “live-action” remake, the latest in a long and miserable line from Disney, though the term still feels forced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But due to twists of fate, she’s the miserable, maladjusted one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Working, after all, is how a majority of people must spend most of their waking hours, and toiling away in an industry or at a position you find grating will undoubtedly make you miserable.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
They were all miserable, cold, and completely filthy, since the last of the soap had been saved for Green, who stood all day in the greasy smoke of the blubber stoves.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing miserable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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