ill luck
Example Sentences
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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
But the ill luck accompanied him from Munich.
From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2018
Failure is a result not of ill luck but insufficient effort and a poor attitude.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2015
“Man!” he said, “but it made us afeard, for we expeckit that we should have to pay for it wi’ some rare piece o’ ill luck, so as to keep up the average.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
