miserably
Example Sentences
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"I was kind of shocked about that, that I'd been able to apply the diagnostic criteria to other people but had failed miserably to apply it to myself."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Under ordinary circumstances, officers who fail so miserably in the public eye wouldn’t be heard from for a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
While the final shots look delightfully sunny, she says it was a miserably cold day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
It was Clouseau, or whichever character he was playing, who was trying to maintain his dignity and failing miserably but trying to hold on to a sense of self and composure while everything is crumbling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Eventually they grew too exhausted to continue insulting each other and dropped miserably off to sleep.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
