misfortunes
Example Sentences
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Accidents and misfortunes, especially being captured in wartime, could lead to enslavement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025
His said his mum taught him and his two brothers to "raise our expectations", "never to be victims" and not dwell on misfortunes.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
Still, Ms. Bofill rarely expressed regret and tried to be lighthearted in talking about her misfortunes in interviews.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
“Who that knows what his misfortunes have been, can help feeling an interest in him?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
