unhappily

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John’s wife left him and he lives unhappily with her elderly mother, Ella, who owns the property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The exhibition’s purported theme unhappily narrows perspectives on the assembled works of art, rather than opening wide their myriad readings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

For readers familiar with Sir Salman's Midnight's Children, for which he won the Booker Prize, this upcoming work revisits the Bombay neighbourhood of that book, where "a magical musician is unhappily married to a multibillionaire".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

Vance wouldn't even apologize to the unhappily infertile.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2024

The Prince found Buttercup waiting unhappily outside his chamber doors.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman