tough luck
Example Sentences
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Pogacar’s crash took place on a wide, straight flat, and seems to have been nothing more than tough luck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Obviously, I had some tough luck with my foot this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
I told her tough luck and that either she pays me back or she will not be invited to the wedding and everyone will know why.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2024
But it also faced some tough luck, and not just in the unexpected staying power of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
“Feh! So drab! Nothing clashes, but nothing matches, either. TantpisT This was a French expression Penelope understood to mean “too bad, tough luck, that’s the way the croissant crumbles,” or something along those lines.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
