misfortune

Example Sentences

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By leaning in to the misfortune of a lot of stolen chocolate, the company “embraced the opportunity and turned it into a positive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Normally, others misfortune isn’t something I pile on, but oh, did that woman earn some scorn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

We pay to insure our cars, homes and even our lives against misfortune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The hard fact is that genius isn’t reserved for the worthy any more than misfortune is reserved for the wicked.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He walked slowly and asked himself ruefully what new misfortune could possibly befall him a moment before the mad hermit in the woods leaped out at him without warning from behind a mulberry bush.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller