misfortune
Example Sentences
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"It was kind of funny, amid our misfortune."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Many youth—not just those who have had the grave misfortune of being arrested and stuck in hellish immigration detention centers—are intently watching these interactions and wondering what’s next for them.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Arsenal's luck deserted them when Eberechi Eze's second-half shot hit the inside of a post and somehow stayed out, Gabriel suffering similar misfortune later with a header.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
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
Now it seemed as if Bailey had been at fault all along, that Bailey had committed an error, had stood in the wrong place at the wrong time and had caused his own misfortune.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Vocabulary lists containing misfortune
Power Prefix: mis-
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
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