misery

Example Sentences

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All those years of misery just proved to be the prologue to the most shocking story from the tournament’s opening rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

"No misery please, positivity all the way," he said, in a statement on social media.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Her experiences are almost mythic, like peering through the looking glass at a time when misery could actively coexist with unbridled bliss.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Tuesday’s loss only compounded the misery of a second straight frustrating season, in all too familiar fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“It shrouds mortals in misery as their souls pass into the Underworld. It is the very breath of Tartarus, of death, of despair!”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan