How to Use misfortune in a Sentence
misfortune
noun
- It was my misfortune to be chosen first.
- Her injury was a great misfortune.
- He blamed the party's misfortunes on poor leadership.
- She endured her misfortune without complaint.
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To stay in the moment, refuse to revel in the misfortune, and stick to the task at hand.
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SI.com,
16 Sep. 2019
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Cochran-Siegle tries hard not to think about his misfortune the past few years.
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New York Times,
5 Feb. 2022
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Does the run of mistakes and misfortune end Sunday against the Chiefs?
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Kent Somers,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Sep. 2022
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This year, that misfortune will go to the runnerup in the NFC West, which has been the best division in the league.
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Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2019
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But those who have the misfortune to lose it quickly change their minds.
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Scott Sayare,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Nov. 2021
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Martinez had the misfortune of being the Dodgers’ ace during the 1990s, when the team failed to win a playoff game.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 Nov. 2021
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But nobody in the Pac-12 is giggling at the misfortune.
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oregonlive,
30 June 2020
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His son's death is the latest in a string of misfortune for Bobby Brown.
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CBS News,
19 Nov. 2020
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Gift of the Magi’ as a child and thinking hard about the misfortune of the two main characters.
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Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2019
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But Tech was poised to punch Texas back even before that bit of misfortune.
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Nick Moyle,
ExpressNews.com,
8 Feb. 2020
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To be clear, screens are not the only source of childhood misfortune.
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Kendra Thomas,
TIME,
5 June 2024
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Many people are hit with misfortune that is no fault of their own.
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Liz Weston,
oregonlive,
3 Sep. 2022
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The way the team folded suggests the issue is more than misfortune.
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Aimee Lewis,
CNN,
8 Dec. 2020
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The crew members who had the misfortune of being with Tony in France in 2018, those were the most emotional for me.
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Seija Rankin,
EW.com,
24 Sep. 2021
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Biles was merely the latest marquee name to suffer misfortune in the first few days of the Games.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2021
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But that was just the opening chapter of their misfortune.
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Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Apr. 2023
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Some have suffered bizarre mishaps and misfortune and five men have died.
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CBS News,
30 Apr. 2022
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Over the next four games, football misfortune derailed the Saints.
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Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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Yet Rodriguez shook off the misfortune to retire 12 of the next 13 hitters.
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BostonGlobe.com,
25 Apr. 2021
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Solomon’s, open for less than a year at that point, had the double misfortune of no dine-in customers at the restaurant and no shows in the Russ Room.
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Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
18 June 2024
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Other times, the cause of her misfortunes was Ike himself.
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Hillel Italie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 May 2023
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Dubai had, perhaps, the misfortune of hosting the World Expo this year.
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Eamon Barrett,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2020
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Of course, those that have the misfortune of landing in a less than optimal spot will start off one foot, or even both feet, in the grave.
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Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2021
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Was his good luck merely the other side of Hillary’s misfortune?
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Win McCormack,
The New Republic,
11 Feb. 2021
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The latest misfortunes came in a game that might have eliminated the Tide from the Playoff.
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Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
23 Nov. 2024
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Following the advice of her Threads followers, Vivian messaged Reese's about her misfortune and was promptly offered a coupon.
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David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2024
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