unlucky

Example Sentences

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The meal ended quickly, and the remains of the unlucky rodent were left scattered across the cave floor.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"My assumption is it's not intentional but it is of course unlucky."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

All the more unlucky: both Asia and Grace are urgently trying to protect their sisters from falling into the cult’s grasp.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Depending on the season, Nebraska had been downright terrible or just slightly unlucky, a team in over its head or guilty of underperforming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Tears gather, and one rolls down her face and drops off her nose like an unlucky mountain climber.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti