How to Use miserable in a Sentence
miserable
adjective
- I've had a miserable cold for the past week.
- He lived in a miserable little shack.
- He had a miserable childhood.
- He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.
- My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.
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And she should be stalked for the rest of her miserable life.
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Daniel Wu,
Washington Post,
15 Aug. 2023
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After the miserable April, here are three things to look for in May.
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Chicago Tribune Staff,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2023
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Here’s how to feel a little less miserable in the week ahead.
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Korin Miller,
SELF,
8 Mar. 2024
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Who wouldn’t want to open an app with a miserable green owl on it?
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The Enquirer,
5 Apr. 2024
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That’s about ⅓ of our lives, and an awful lot of time to be miserable.
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Lizz Schumer,
Good Housekeeping,
12 June 2022
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Or at least not miserable, which is worth a lot these days.
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New York Times,
10 May 2022
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Seems like the dog’s life is miserable and filled with sadness.
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Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2024
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As miserable as the past year has been, the next one will probably be worse.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
6 June 2023
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The Lakers are still sub-. 500 after a miserable start to the season.
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Chris Ilenstine,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2022
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Instead, these miserable souls come back to life and serve the Demigods who tore the land asunder.
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Brittany Vincent,
BGR,
26 Feb. 2022
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The Lakers set a franchise low with the 54th loss of their miserable season.
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Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2023
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The cold also made life miserable for those who lost their homes.
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Dallas News,
8 Feb. 2023
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The sloppy play in the rain and a miserable first half left little to cheer except a defense that kept the team in the hunt.
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John Frank,
Axios,
30 Sep. 2024
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Those who live alone, to be clear, are not lonely and miserable.
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Joe Pinsker,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2021
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The third floor is, in a way, a cousin to the refuge-like backyard and the perfect spot for reading when the weather is miserable.
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BostonGlobe.com,
1 Oct. 2021
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But look for the 49ers defense to make life a lot more miserable for Davis Mills and Rex Burkhead.
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Dec. 2021
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The weather was so miserable that a majority of the group, and even the hearty guide, voted to stop the tour.
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Christopher Muther,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 Apr. 2022
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If that doesn’t happen, life is too short to be miserable.
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Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2023
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Most people who come to work are miserable, but that wasn’t Jim.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
31 July 2024
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But the tour was a disaster—the press noted that both prince and princess looked miserable.
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
9 Nov. 2022
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McCain has been by far the brightest spot in a miserable 76ers start.
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Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2024
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His teammates joined the sack party and made life miserable for Fields and the porous Bears line.
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cleveland,
26 Sep. 2021
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His miserable past is known to all, but no one can say how bright his future might still be.
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Matthew Scogin,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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But how miserable are those who fall and don’t have a companion to help them up!
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Alexa Tucker,
Woman's Day,
1 June 2022
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Yet their return to the longer format in the second half of 2024 was almost unremittingly miserable.
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Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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