miseries

Example Sentences

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No wonder mud became “shorthand for the miseries of poverty,” Ms. Ziegelman writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Perhaps most painful among the nurses’ many miseries is their isolation: the secrets they keep in hopes of sparing their loved ones an iota of extra suffering.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

That unfamiliarity also means these men have no idea what’s in store for them, or what actions will trigger a Housewife’s past miseries.

From Salon • May 5, 2025

Mr Maneshinde said Chakraborty went through "untold miseries" and was jailed "for no fault of hers".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

All of these flashes of future miseries occurred to William in the time it took him to turn his head to see what Jeanne was doing.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz