unlucky

Example Sentences

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They may be lucky with the amount they earn on their savings; they may be unlucky.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Thirteen is meant to be an unlucky number.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 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

He stamps his feet, whirls his arms and screams at whichever referee is unlucky enough to be within earshot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If I’d had any suggestion to make I couldn’t have penetrated his unlucky armor.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou