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Recent Examples of unlucky Much of the narrative among fans this season has been around Arsenal being unlucky. James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 The journey to being optimistic about love without depending on the validation of a romantic partner, particularly for those who have been unlucky with dating, begins with developing a loving relationship with self. Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 After all of that, someone still had to go home, and the unlucky contestant this week was Fuzzy Peas. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine – this year's unlucky arena – the goal is much simpler. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unlucky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlucky
Adjective
  • On Monday evening, within hours of learning of the directive, some state workers called the order stupid and unfortunate.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Christie suffered from acute seasickness, unfortunate considering her trips to each continent were by ship.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And then everything changed due to the pandemic and the great Helen McCrory’s tragic passing.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Michelle Trachtenberg’s former costars are remembering the actor after her tragic death at age 39.
    Glamour, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Some are unhappy with the people executing his vision for a smaller government. 2️⃣ Soccer showcase: The 2026 World Cup is still more than a year away, but there are already big concerns over whether the host country is ready.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Independent distributors are unhappy with the growing percentage of royalty payments for their artists that are too low to be worth processing.
    Bill Rosenblatt, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Unlucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlucky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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