unfortunate time
Example Sentences
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His pass had just been picked off, a most unfortunate turn at a most unfortunate time for USC, when Jayden Maiava took off sprinting toward the pylon.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025
“His elbow just kind of barked at an unfortunate time for him, but we’ve gotten it looked at,” Elias said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
This year, they argued, would be an especially unfortunate time to downgrade the Tony Awards.
From New York Times • May 23, 2023
"The fact it has come at a very unfortunate time I think is beyond question," he said, referring to a key donor conference co-hosted by the United Kingdom, Germany and Qatar scheduled for Thursday.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2022
Joe and the others took my advice about not attempting the escape, but he decided the note should be saved as a historical document, and it later turned up at a very unfortunate time.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
