misery

Example Sentences

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Aside from the misery facing patients, the pressure on medical staff is huge.

From BBC

But tragedy, an exploration of human misery, dates back to the Greeks and expresses agonies as old as our species.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Every day is the same hunger, the same misery", he says, stirring a pot of white rice – so at the very least his daughter will come home from school to something hot to eat.

From BBC

When he finally spoke, his voice croaked with misery.

From Literature

I figured that the misery would last for only a couple of days and I could put up with anything that long.

From Literature