plural woes
1
: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
2
: ruinous trouble : calamity, affliction
economic woes
Examples of woe in a Sentence
Interjection
ah, woe, with the death of the last of my siblings I am alone in this world!
Noun
The city's traffic woes are well-known.
a tale of misery and woe
Recent Examples on the Web
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Additionally, the Bank of Japan’s inclination to tighten its monetary policy, which collides with the Asian nation’s fiscal woes, also have a hand in fueling the bond sell-off, said Varathan.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Andrew Friedman gave a longer answer Sunday morning when asked about the Dodgers’ recent — and, by the feel of it, familiar — pitching woes so far this year, the club’s president of baseball operations bemoaning another wave of injuries that has left the pitching staff shorthanded.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Distributors — dear friends and colleagues — lament the same familiar woes: not enough films, or too many; the best titles are overpriced; the coffee is terrible; the weather is unbearable — too hot, too cold or both.
—Martin Moszkowicz, Deadline, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for woe
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
Noisette, a fine-dining restaurant in LoHi that specialized in French cuisine, will close next month amid financial woes, its team confirmed Wednesday.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Additionally, the Bank of Japan’s inclination to tighten its monetary policy, which collides with the Asian nation’s fiscal woes, also have a hand in fueling the bond sell-off, said Varathan.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Andrew Friedman gave a longer answer Sunday morning when asked about the Dodgers’ recent — and, by the feel of it, familiar — pitching woes so far this year, the club’s president of baseball operations bemoaning another wave of injuries that has left the pitching staff shorthanded.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Distributors — dear friends and colleagues — lament the same familiar woes: not enough films, or too many; the best titles are overpriced; the coffee is terrible; the weather is unbearable — too hot, too cold or both.
—Martin Moszkowicz, Deadline, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for woe
Cite this Entry
“Woe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woe. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share