woe is me
Example Sentences
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“I don’t want this to sound like woe is me, but I’ll be honest,” Farrow says.
From Washington Post β Oct. 10, 2019
Your book is not a "woe is me" story.
From Salon β May 25, 2019
But the constant "woe is me", especially from upper middle class women, gets tiring.
From New York Times β Jan. 4, 2018
So for me to sit up here and complain and say woe is me?
From The Guardian β Feb. 4, 2017
A Serbian girl who has lost a brother never hears a cuckoo without shedding tears.—"I a poor cuckoo," is equivalent to "woe is me!"
From An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics by Various
