bad luck
idiom
—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed
"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"
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These are pretty common superstitions that some people believe will bring them bad luck or misfortune.
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Tribune News Reports, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
In those games, a combination of bad luck and bad pitches led to him allowing 12 runs while facing 13 batters.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Boston had bad luck with Tatum’s injury, and now the new spending rules will take care of the rest of their title hopes this summer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The Colombian hitmaker had some bad luck while onstage for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour in Montreal.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 May 2025
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Tribune News Reports, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
In those games, a combination of bad luck and bad pitches led to him allowing 12 runs while facing 13 batters.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
Boston had bad luck with Tatum’s injury, and now the new spending rules will take care of the rest of their title hopes this summer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The Colombian hitmaker had some bad luck while onstage for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour in Montreal.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad luck
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“Bad luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20luck. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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