unhappy

Example Sentences

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Vallejo also said he was unhappy with how much time Kouame was given in between points.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

In this brief, eerie novel by the Indian writer Anita Desai, the daughter of an unhappy Indian housewife learns that her mother had once dreamed of becoming a painter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The next year three unhappy friends and I ran away, pooling our money for an old car and driving south until we reached Miami Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Schoolteacher Tracey Schroeder, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is unhappy about crime, open-air drug use and the slow rebuilding effort in the wake of the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

“Right, Jo. Better be happy old maids than unhappy wives, or unmaidenly girls, running about to find husbands,” said Mrs. March decidedly.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott