unlucky

Example Sentences

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Yet it is too simplistic to say that Powell was simply very unlucky.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

"It's unlucky with the timing of Jack's injury - a year ago we wouldn't have been having this conversation," Croft said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

No city in sports is quite as unlucky as Buffalo, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The 6-foot-7 forward hadn’t played more than 66 games in a season during his first three years in the NBA, often beset by nagging or unlucky injuries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“Maybe I’ll come back and haunt your D-twenties. Those dice are too unlucky for you.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia