woe
Example Sentences
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Woe unto those who fail to entertain, animate or amuse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Employees are encouraged to gain mastery over what Kier Eagan describes as the Four Tempers: Woe, Frolic, Dread and Malice.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025
Woe to any private pilot who wants to fly a light airplane anywhere near Washington these days.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022
"Woe betide you if you were a preacher and you misquoted," Lord Sentamu says.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
Woe to the klutz who dropped a box of cards on the floor.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing woe
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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