misfortune

Example Sentences

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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

The smug news anchor pleased by my family’s misfortune.

From Literature

They could make you feel like a criminal for your own misfortune, for things you couldn’t help, even just for being a child.

From Literature

Sarah Ferguson's image was once about her good-humoured ability to bounce back from misfortunes and embarrassment, but the latest Epstein emails appear to cast her in a different light.

From BBC

The argument goes on long enough, and with enough attendant pain, that a viewer will inevitably ask himself what role personal responsibility plays in all this collateral misfortune.

From The Wall Street Journal