unlucky

Example Sentences

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Western Asset Management has 13 — unlucky for some — closed-end funds currently trading on the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

A handful of unlucky plays left the Dodgers vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Yet it is too simplistic to say that Powell was simply very unlucky.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

If that goes longer and unlucky for us and it is the grand prix, then Norris may well win.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He did not fear he would turn out like them; he only felt sorry that some people worked hard but proved unlucky.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen