woeful
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Their initial collapse, from 61-0 to 64-3, then 107-6, was woeful.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Mr. Petro’s party has a plurality in Congress and Mr. de la Espriella will inherit woeful state finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
The difference was clear in a woeful first set from Raducanu.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
He drinks his pints at South’s pub but never comes home singing songs of Ireland’s long woeful history.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Vocabulary lists containing woeful
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Chapters 1–6
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The Door in the Wall
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