miserable
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This week could bring Southern California its most sweltering temperatures of the year — a heat wave made all the more miserable, and dangerous, by oppressive muggy conditions and little nighttime relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
That’s why some of the most miserable moments in his glittering career have come from the penalty spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It has lifted England from those miserable days in Melbourne and Dubai.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 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
“Come here. Let me look at you closely. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, thanks to these miserable cataracts,” Teresita said, her skeletal fingers waving us in, urging us closer.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing miserable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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