woe is me

Example Sentences

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If anything, making himself the centerpiece of a "woe is me" campaign is backfiring.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

The cashier has to know — if I get busted woe is me!

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2019

But the constant "woe is me", especially from upper middle class women, gets tiring.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2018

Take responsibility instead: Not in a masochistic, woe is me way, but in an empowering way.

From Inc • Dec. 10, 2012

Alas!" cried he, "now is the fellowship of the Round Table forever broken: yea, woe is me!

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown