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!"

Examples of bad luck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the Guantánamo detainees seemed to him to have landed in detention through a mix of bad luck and bad information. —Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

In the past, this has normally been chalked up to good/bad luck. —Mat Issa, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Bad care and bad luck Sheridan got interested in patient safety and advocacy after a series of errors left her son Cal, now 28 and a TikTok influencer, with lifelong disabilities. —Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024

But don't get married In Greece and other countries, getting married during a leap year is considered bad luck and thought to lead to divorce. —Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024

Shares of the stock are down nearly 30% so far this year after its seemingly nonstop streak of bad luck. —Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024

However, this time, one big buck hit some really bad luck. —Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024

The aim is to rid your home of any bad luck that’s accumulated over the past year. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024

Layne, who helped lead the Lions to three NFL championships during his tenure from 1950-58, famously cursed the Lions with bad luck after the organization traded him one season after its last championship in 1957. —Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024