unhappiness

Example Sentences

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He voiced growing unhappiness with his reputation as one of the “most hated people in the known universe.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The unhappiness over Venezi's appointment was shared by a part of La Fenice's audience, too, with several spectators throwing flyers reading "Music is art, not entertainment" from the theatre's stands after several performances last year.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

We first see her slouched on a sofa on the back porch of the family’s house, seemingly cocooned in unhappiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Judit’s mission to survive and overcome the unhappiness of her childhood gives her life meaning—but it does her damage as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“My first act,” I wrote, “will be to confess that I love you. I’ll beg pardon a thousand times for causing you unhappiness and make reparations by making you laugh a thousand times.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine