unhappily

Example Sentences

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John’s wife left him and he lives unhappily with her elderly mother, Ella, who owns the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It was about an unhappily married couple, and was written and directed by Jolie.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

Vance wouldn't even apologize to the unhappily infertile.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2024

On an afternoon in late January, inside the unmarked door at Freedom Home, Favor was dealing unhappily with the thing that most annoyed him: in his words, “the humans.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

I unhappily threw my M&Ms into a trash can on the street and then walked into my apartment.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson