Thesaurus / woeful
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Relative to new-franchise standards — including the woeful Seattle Kraken this year — Vegas remains well ahead of the curve.
WILL THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ACTUALLY MISS THE PLAYOFFS?NEIL PAINE (NEIL.PAINE@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)MARCH 24, 2022FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThe Packers are a team I can’t quite figure out, though their position in this woeful division means they will likely still rack up wins.
WHICH OF THE NFL’S TOP TEAMS HAVE BEEN LUCKY, AND WHICH ARE ACTUALLY GOOD?SARA ZIEGLER (SARA.ZIEGLER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)OCTOBER 18, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTSince the summer of 1916, when the men were remanded here, this house, with its woeful food, furniture, space, and sanitation, had been their only home.
HOW TWO WWI POWS CONNED THEIR WAY OUT WITH A OUIJA BOARDMARGALIT FOXMAY 31, 2021THE DAILY BEASTH said half of the growth in revenue increases would go to the city’s woeful streets, storm drains, sidewalks and other related physical needs.
POLITICS REPORT: MAYOR PROPOSES LIBRARY LAYOFFSSCOTT LEWIS AND ANDREW KEATTSAPRIL 17, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIts strength of schedule ranks 78th out of 127 schools, and its only Power Five win was against the woeful Kansas Jayhawks.
HOW COASTAL CAROLINA INVADED THE TOP 15 (AND OUR HEARTS)JOSH PLANOSDECEMBER 8, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTDown the long corridors the wind mysteriously whispered, rising in inarticulate moanings and woeful sighs, as of souls in pain.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROMEWILLIAM HENRY WITHROWYou didnt know that I was born under a lucky star despite all my woeful past.
TESSA WADSWORTH'S DISCIPLINEJENNIE M. DRINKWATERHe put on a woeful face, pushed open the door, and went up to the counter, where the landlord still was.
MAUPASSANT ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES (180), COMPLETEGUY DE MAUPASSANTAnd yet the latter days of this great-souled man were a woeful tragedy.
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRYJAMES PARTONThe sorrow of his life was his most woeful, disastrous marriage.
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRYJAMES PARTONWORDS RELATED TO WOEFUL
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