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

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

It’s also linked to the modern evolution of Friday the 13th as an unlucky day, based in part on Thomas Lawson’s 1907 best-seller about a corrupt stockbroker who crashes the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Lucky for her, her husband, Mark, is a cop; unlucky for her, he’s played by Joel McHale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“But is it not very unlucky to kill a spider?”

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl