misfortune

Example Sentences

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Even the way that she reacts to her misfortune — and a lot of it is self-inflicted — feels like a past version of me, or a low-vibrational version of me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

We pay to insure our cars, homes and even our lives against misfortune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The hard fact is that genius isn’t reserved for the worthy any more than misfortune is reserved for the wicked.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

This is her first medal since Pyeongchang 2018 and follows her Beijing 2022 misfortune, and it matches the medal she won as a teenager at Sochi 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

And when you said "Sorry” to them when they choked or tripped or encountered misfortune, they replied, eyes wide with surprise, "Oh, it’s not your fault.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie