How to Use miserable in a Sentence

miserable

adjective

• I've had a miserable cold for the past week.
• He lived in a miserable little shack.
• He had a miserable childhood.
• He felt lonely and miserable after his divorce.
• My boss is making my life thoroughly miserable with her constant demands and criticism.
• And she should be stalked for the rest of her miserable life.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• For the first time in my whole, miserable life...I'm kind of in a good place.
  — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
• In this uncertain 2020, a nod to the few, the proud, the non-miserable.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2020
• The thought of grabbing the bar one more time was miserable.
  — Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2025
• To respect the dead silence of that house, the pain of the miserable souls who once lived there.
  — Fernanda Melchor, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
• After the miserable April, here are three things to look for in May.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
• Part of the plan was to make life a little more miserable for these folks.
  — Byron Tate, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
• Here’s how to feel a little less miserable in the week ahead.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 8 Mar. 2024
• Who wouldn’t want to open an app with a miserable green owl on it?
  — The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
• That’s about ⅓ of our lives, and an awful lot of time to be miserable.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2022
• Now the out of doors is miserable too, with record-breaking heat and smoke.
  — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• Or at least not miserable, which is worth a lot these days.
  — New York Times, 10 May 2022
• Not getting enough sleep can leave you miserable and cranky for the next day.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 21 June 2021
• Seems like the dog’s life is miserable and filled with sadness.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
• As miserable as the past year has been, the next one will probably be worse.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2023
• The Lakers are still sub-. 500 after a miserable start to the season.
  — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• Instead, these miserable souls come back to life and serve the Demigods who tore the land asunder.
  — Brittany Vincent, BGR, 26 Feb. 2022
• But that doesn't mean your fall and winter have to be miserable.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2020
• The Lakers set a franchise low with the 54th loss of their miserable season.
  — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• The cold also made life miserable for those who lost their homes.
  — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Women say the women’s restrooms also are miserable, too.
  — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
• But the next morning, Reader was miserable.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
• Still, Ohm is more despairing and miserable than any of the wretched worms Scott has acted to date.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• The Hawks’ guard had a miserable 3-of-10 shooting night.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
• The reality could not have been more miserable.
  — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026