misery
Example Sentences
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Dolan had led the New York Knicks through decades of misery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But he also knows the misery of being left off one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Anyone who has tried to resolve a billing error or cancel a service knows the misery of long waits, impenetrable phone trees and no clear answers.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
There's also the very visible, and seemingly intractable, problem of homelessness, which inflicts misery on the thousands who suffer it and scars the streets of great cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
I could free Samir, the Seller of Dreams, from his misery.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing misery
Inside Out & Back Again
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