ill luck
Example Sentences
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The Green Lantern, a secondary figure in the DC Comics pantheon, had the ill luck to be trapped in a 2011 Ryan Reynolds film even its director didn’t like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As described by music critic Jeff Tamarkin, “The Grape’s saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, ill luck, blunders and excruciating heartbreak.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Steyn, happily restored to full fitness after a terrible run of ill luck, can be a serious operator at this level.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2021
A 23-17 win that, with ill luck, could have been a one-point loss, has now been followed by a goal-post-width avoidance of a date with overtime.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2018
Kali bent forward eagerly, quivering in her excitement, and at that moment as ill luck would have it the child woke, opened his weak, pinkish eyes, yawned and began to yell piercingly.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
