miserable
Example Sentences
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"I fear that I would have ended up being a world champion but a very depressed, sad and miserable world champion."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
They’d been together going on two decades when Semple lost herself, miserable in an overcast city without a tribe of her own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Western experts say such workers endure miserable living and working conditions, have their movements restricted and see most of their wages commandeered by the North Korean state.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
“The economy feels a bit miserable right now. And I’m shifting from autopilot to a more intentional strategy.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
Whether it is from hunger, poison, or sickness, all I know is that I am miserable.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.