bad luck
Example Sentences
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Bad calls, bad luck and bad blood between county and federal leaders complicated the search for Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapped mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Across different cultures, they have been viewed as everything from mystical guides that help lost travelers find their way home to ominous creatures associated with bad luck.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
For the annuitant, the bad luck would be the market soaring, in which case the better option might have been taking phased withdrawals instead of an annuity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The “why” could be bad luck, better awareness in diagnosing concussions or something else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Mama says that was the poor woman’s bad luck, because now she has got to go right on tending after her husband and her seven or eight children.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
