unfortunate

Example Sentences

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Instead, the timing, cause and depth of recessions may be attributable to a series of unfortunate events, to borrow the title of Daniel Handler’s Lemony Snicket books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"It would be most unfortunate if on one request by the Americans to set up a facility at their cost, we would refuse. We would look very inhuman."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"Throughout all the qualification matches, I was a starter but at the World Cup I was on the bench because of the injury I suffered the day before the Paraguay game. It was very unfortunate."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

That imminence has now become an unfortunate reality for Fishwife, which announced Wednesday that it is pausing shipments of the delicate fish for the summer.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Before any of them could answer, they heard the unfortunate ring of the bell that signaled that they were indeed going to be late.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro