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miserable

[miz-er-uh-buhl, miz-ruh-] / ˈmɪz ər ə bəl, ˈmɪz rə- /




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Unwilling to subject them to another miserable, dangerous winter, she's taking them abroad.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

I sent a long audio note to Muse about an upcoming trip to Switzerland, asking for the least miserable flight path, child-care options and kid-friendly activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

After 72 particularly miserable hours for his football program, Lincoln Riley took his place behind a lectern Tuesday and tried to assure that things at USC weren’t as bad as they looked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the run-up to her nuptials, Clark presented her own “wife school” series that made marriage sound so miserable that a reasonable viewer’s only conclusion was to avoid being a wife altogether.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

And if he felt lonely and miserable he’d tell someone—maybe on an e-mail.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr


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