How to Use tough luck in a Sentence

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• That tough luck on Monday was typical for Moore’s spring.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
• So she could have been crushed on Tuesday as her tough luck at the Winter Games persisted.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
• They were clouded by an entire era of underperformance, tough luck and spiteful ownership.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
• And if a great majority of Californians disagree, tough luck for them.
  — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
• On a macro level, this group’s tough luck is moving the needle in broader data sets that are used in part by economists and monetary policymakers to determine the health of the economy.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
• The Packers have had some tough luck with pass catchers, as Dontayvion Hicks, Savion Williams, and Christian Watson are all dealing with injuries.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
• Though the most recent result is the most lopsided of the season to date, the Centenary offense is improved, now averaging nearly 90 more yards of total offense per game than a year ago, even with the tough luck at quarterback.
  — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025