misery
Example Sentences
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"The behaviour displayed by Dilon Price was totally unacceptable and his actions have led to untold misery for Harley's family and friends."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Manso said the PCC provides what recruits feel they can’t get elsewhere: escape from “the utter misery of urban life.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The huge delays to the project have also added to her misery, she said, adding: "It feels like there's no end to it, there's no way out of it all."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Many providers lack the funding to hire a critical person who can help reduce incidents and a resident’s individual misery: on-site mental health specialists.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The darkness was in him, and with it misery, a dull, blunt, angry sorrow.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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