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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Here’s my Saturday column on the intersection of bad luck and bad decisions for the Dolphins, and how Miami must hope that’s not the case in four key areas.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
This is why Dine Brands’ failure to participate in the boom looks less like bad luck and more like negligent leadership.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in Crimea in the early ’80s and sent to live with her grandparents in Grozny (then Chechnya), Sandu has had some pretty bad luck in her time, to put it mildly.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
This may be due to long-standing superstitions linking them with bad luck or witchcraft.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
This is why Dine Brands’ failure to participate in the boom looks less like bad luck and more like negligent leadership.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in Crimea in the early ’80s and sent to live with her grandparents in Grozny (then Chechnya), Sandu has had some pretty bad luck in her time, to put it mildly.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
This may be due to long-standing superstitions linking them with bad luck or witchcraft.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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