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'unfortunate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'unfortunate' with 12 example sentences.


unfortunate adjective

: unsuitable or regrettable

: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

: not auspicious; boding ill

unfortunate noun

: a person who suffers misfortune


  • The witch laid a curse on the unfortunate little girl.
  • It was an unfortunate accident.
  • The quarrel had unfortunate consequences.
  • "How are you?" "Not well." "That's unfortunate."
  • It would be unfortunate if he were to fail.
  • I haven't been back here since that unfortunate incident.
  • Dan's death was officially ruled as an unfortunate accident.
  • A very unfortunate case came to our attention several years ago.
  • It was unfortunate that he lost his passport.
  • It's really unfortunate. You don't understand at all its essence.
  • I do find that unfortunate.
  • That was an unfortunate choice.
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