misfortunes
Example Sentences
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Misfortunes don't come singly, so the idiom goes, and markets are being whiplashed by a whole slew of negatives, that could see this month turn again into the nightmare that was January.
From Reuters • Feb. 4, 2022
First there is “All the Money in the World”, directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from John Pearson’s book “Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty”.
From Economist • Jan. 5, 2018
Reviewing his 2006 book, “Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World’s Great Family Businesses,” for The Times of London, Christopher Silvester described the writing as pithy, thoughtful and sprightly.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2013
The Misfortunes of Simone continued when, after World War I, her father lost his money.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We are the Great Misfortunes of Mankind, the Asakku," said Idiptu.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
