as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
a luckless team with the worst record in the league
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Adjective
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Millions of businesses have been targeted, revealing the unfortunate truth: cybercrime has become a daily occurrence among various enterprises.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Far too often over the previous three seasons, unfortunate and often unlucky things happened when Jackson threw the ball in Bateman’s direction.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ratings declined, Lynch was unhappy, and the show was canceled.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Saquon Barkley is an unstoppable force, the defense is resurgent under Vic Fangio, the chatter about an unhappy A.J. Brown has mostly died down.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But Ivanka, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, playing hapless heroine who finally gets her due?—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
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The slapstick finale has all the Universal Monsters going at it, with a hapless Chick and Wilbur trying to escape in one piece.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Luckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luckless. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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