woe
Example Sentences
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But woe befall any bad guys who mistake him for a fool.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
One season without a trophy is major woe for Guardiola and City, two would be downright unthinkable.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Property taxes are another housing woe for cash-strapped Americans.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025
A yellow card for Japan's Charlie Lawrence left the home side temporarily short-handed and there was more injury woe for Australia when Josh Canham went off following a heavy hit.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
If I were to have my time again, the old King thought, I would bury myself in a monastery, for fear of a Doing which might lead to woe.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing woe
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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