miserable
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The Angels thumped the Colorado Rockies 11-4, but one good night cannot change the trajectory of a miserable season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It was pretty miserable — but I wasn’t about to complain about free housing.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Footage of the five men shot on Wednesday showed them miserable and caked in mud, telling rescuers they were suffering chest pains and starving hungry.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
To understand why people are so miserable about the economy, look no further than Thursday’s report on gross domestic product.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
She was tidier than this as a rule, but she may have had a miserable time in the first-class dining saloon.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing miserable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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