miserable

Example Sentences

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They’d been together going on two decades when Semple lost herself, miserable in an overcast city without a tribe of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Western experts say such workers endure miserable living and working conditions, have their movements restricted and see most of their wages commandeered by the North Korean state.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“The economy feels a bit miserable right now. And I’m shifting from autopilot to a more intentional strategy.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

In that miserable month of October 1954, the county pollution boss said earnestly that he believed smog could be cut by 80% within two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Darn. Okay, no more funny stuff. You’re miserable and that’s that, right?”

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli