misfortune
Example Sentences
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Normally, others misfortune isn’t something I pile on, but oh, did that woman earn some scorn.
From Los Angeles Times
He’d taken a misstep and fallen backward, knocking over three men who had the misfortune of standing near the wall of the Alamo.
From Literature
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We pay to insure our cars, homes and even our lives against misfortune.
I never want to lay eyes on any Spiritualists again, and I wish to say clearly that I owe all my misfortune to that woman, my sister, Mrs. Underhill.
From Literature
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Undeterred by his misfortune two holes earlier, Bridgeman began the back nine with a birdie at No. 10 and an eagle at No. 11 to give himself a four-shot cushion.
From Los Angeles Times
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