unfortunate

Example Sentences

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“As I fell off the stage into the lap of an unfortunate audience member, I said to the full house, ‘I don’t do this,’” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"It's an amazing career, it's so unfortunate that we don't have the opportunity to join it anymore," they said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he had called Cardinal Pizzaballa to express his "great sorrow" over the "unfortunate incident".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Mr. Sokolov and co-writer Alex Litvak barely bother with scratching out the crudest imaginable dialogue, which is unfortunate because they fancy themselves the creators of a sociopolitical satire along the lines of “Get Out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He spent a large part of his life expiating one unfortunate deed after another and never rebelling against the almost impossible demands made upon him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton