Use "bad luck" in a sentence

1. Nothing like my poor old Will all his bad luck

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2. A circumstance for which I envy them heartily … I am trying to be positive but although logic tells me that the likelihood of me being in that state is remote, my record for bad luck so far is not comforting

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3. The 13th was a Friday … obviously not bad luck for Bunty! So it is conceivable that if she went for an interview on the Friday she might just have started work on the following Monday which would be the 16th

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4. Sorry you've had bad luck

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5. It had been Chrissie’s bad luck to be in the way on that particular night and she had received a mouthful of foul language from the prima donna as a result

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6. on the road,” Fred suggested sadly, “Just bad luck

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7. It was just bad luck that he toppled from the platform and

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8. The fact that you were stabbed at all was simply sheer bad luck

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9. There had been so few sunny days since coming to Skyrim, she wondered if the gloomy weather was typical for the province or if she simply had had bad luck

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10. My patron Aetes believes that females are bad luck at sea

11. It is fruitful for us to acknowledge that life is not a series of random occurrences, with a little sprinkle of good luck and bad luck thrown in for diversity

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12. Getting hit by that comet was pretty bad luck

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13. He did this in spite of the fact that sailors are a superstitious lot, and normally will refuse to sail with a corpse, as it portends bad luck

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14. Had I ever thought to question that? But it was also his lack of bad luck: never was there any meaningless happenstance – always in the right place at the right time, coincidence always being advantageous even if not immediately

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15. Even the ‘bad luck’ experiment had less of an impact on a person's wellbeing

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16. Another cadet had the bad luck to have a fly land on his pillow during an inspection which meant that we were all “f communists and horribly filthy people of uncertain parentage, breeders flies and other vermin, but not to f worry because our filthy habits will be cured in short order time by Sergeant van der Merwe, by the grace of General Coetzee blah blah blah

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17. When my turn came, I had the exceedingly bad luck of having the RSM as my barber

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18. Due to gathering storm clouds, or just bad luck, little foot traffic harried the street

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19. At the Riot Course I had the exceedingly bad luck to be in Charlie Camp which I still hate for we were treated unfairly and had a horrible time

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20. Superficially everything was very orderly in South Africa, and unless you had the bad luck to be in the middle of a protest march, the average man on the street had no real information of the scope of the uprising for it was suppressed

21. As bad luck would have it, one got through and burned the handler quite badly

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22. An individual encumbered by circumstance(s) or events seemingly beyond his or her control, may perhaps attribute such misfortunes to bad luck or ―assignable‖ causes although that individual may (otherwise) lack the (necessary) predicates to properly manage his or her life in a manner that might (otherwise) improve his or her (material) standing, not to mention spiritual well-being

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23. It is sheer bad luck for the terrorist if his spoor is found and as a method of hunting terrorists it is hit or miss

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24. “If it wasn’t for bad luck; that guy wouldn’t have no luck at all

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25. Unfortunately he had the bad luck to come here when there is great resentment against France in this country

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26. By nothing more than simple bad luck, it befell me to be the one to have to meet with him after a questioning, to keep our office abreast of the latest intelligence

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27. Carter had the bad luck to have the hostage crisis begin when there was a slow news cycle and a media, in the years after Watergate, dedicated to proving how critical they could be of presidents

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28. Bad luck! He had wanted to slip into the booth relatively unnoticed, and most definitely did not want to be greeted by Gordon jumping to his feet and coming to him, calling out in a loud voice: “Sinclair! John Sinclair, what a coincidence to run into you! I really wish I had time to chat, but unfortunately, I’m meeting someone in a few minutes

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29. But it turned out it was bad luck, because if we hadn't seen the Bully Creek Reservoir site, we would have stopped at a dreary, depressing private campground a few miles further on

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30. It was just bad luck that the war intervened

31. “He said he’s having bad luck lately and owes me a favor – crazy stuff that goes back to the war, it’s a long story – look, we have to get out of here

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32. They had simply been unlucky and with a bitter smile to himself, Ethan thought that this whole sordid affair reeked of bad luck

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33. “So how come the slave, the one who is being constantly beaten down and trodden - the one who’s been conditioned to a life of misery,poverty and bad luck out here in the southeast - how the fuck does he chin-up and gives everyone the finger?”

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34. For example, a person suffers a serious setback, and then someone remarks, "How unfortunate; what bad luck; it must be their karma"

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35. they start to read some mantra that places bad luck on to BUTA’s

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36. but they will sure to inherit abundance of bad luck

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37. will have bad luck in his relationship, bullied by his wife or his coworkers

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38. repeat it with faith and devotion, your bad luck is bound to turn

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39. I am in this hopeless situation, and I have achieved nothing, because of society and bad luck and everyone and everything around me

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40. speculated that Bruce held Steinhauser as a shield, adding it's possible that bad luck

41. Consequently, if I could attract bad luck, then surely I could un-attract it

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42. cats do not bring bad luck, that every living being has a feeling for pain, that every stray

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43. time it was considered bad luck to go in there

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44. Her message was simple: she had bad luck in

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45. I was shocked at our bad luck

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46. maintained his innocence and that he merely took advantage of the bad luck of a truck

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47. Yesterday I had bad luck because my dog ran away

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48. Other times it was just bad luck:

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49. I had already told her the story of the cop pulling me over and all that stuff and she was like man, that's some bad luck! She liked me

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50. With nothing better to do, he took out his anger over their bad luck on the one

51. In Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine's Day card

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52. Hey, what are you going to do? I was pretty happy but she was obviously in love with him, bad luck, and those types of comments she made, there were other ones too

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53. Joe had run into a streak of bad luck and found himself without money and with a

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54. Then suddenly…disaster! – the “alleged” Equatorial Guinea Coup foiled by bad luck and bureaucratic fumbling

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55. But if this was not so, then we would have to look into a mirror with a golden frame that reaches up to the ceiling: another fine hiding-place to say “what bad luck I have had, look how nice things were before…”

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56. “I had some bad luck that’s all

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57. He cursed his bad luck at getting such a young brief and that he was Jewish

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58. It's bad luck to tempt fate," she said quietly

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59. Origin: This alludes to the ancient superstition that it was bad luck to put the left foot on the floor first when getting out of bed

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60. my shoulder, and plain bad luck that the truck roared by right about then!" but

61. your good or bad luck is the indicator that the tree will fall

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62. This is often why it may appear that bad luck befalls many people only to have one problem after another after another

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63. This is miss bad luck

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64. The book did talk about bad luck to the winners of the lottery but it also mentioned some heartwarming stories of the victors who took their success in stride and even shared their wealth with their families

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65. “Bad luck,” came back a note from one of the dealers

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66. “This is terrible,” she would say, “All my life they told me that butterflies at night bring bad luck

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67. She was bad luck or just plain bad, and they were being punished for being with her, helping her, and believing in her

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68. Nancy withdrew quickly from the parapet, swearing at her bad luck, but she was too late: the two guards watching the family had looked up at the boy’s exclamation and had seen her, as they next shouted alarm cries to their comrades

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69. His bad luck however followed him to Israel, as the Russian authorities had contacted the Israeli Mossad

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70. We tend to see those times as nothing more than a string of bad luck, but you will

71. It's bad luck to mention the possibility too early

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72. evil mirror that can bring us nothing but bad luck and

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73. As bad luck went, they didn’t have a spare circuit module and had to repair the faulty module instead, a job that was proving to be extensive and complicated

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74. "You, of all people Mitch, must have been chosen to bear the brunt of any and all bad luck one could experience in a lifetime

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75. Simon's face transformed into a vivid movie screen of lifelong images; the devastating compilation of traumatic events, he blamed bad luck on, had finally culminated into a phenomenal-sized snowball; one that rolled viciously down the slope that seemingly represented his life

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76. And man, I know what bad luck is all about

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77. All that bad luck

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78. passing it on and yet they threaten you with bad luck or even physical

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79. Swearing quietly about their bad luck, Nancy quickly put on her parachute: at least it was one of the new models that could be steered

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80. It’s quite common that the things that may appear to be bad luck or a loss at one

81. of bad luck with his mines

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82. Cursing their bad luck, Martinez quickly took off his backpack radio set and hid it under a bush

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83. That's seven years bad luck,” she noted, turning to assess the damage

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84. The man, Bob Barclay, cursed his run of bad luck

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85. Their bad luck was to have Nancy Laplante present on the ship

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86. string of bad luck in this game of chance

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87. This combination of bad luck and inefficiency would emerge as a pattern for the British

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88. It was bad luck that he stepped on Max’s leg, or he might have gone on by

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89. Lydia could nearly cry tears of impotence and frustration right now at her bad luck

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90. If by bad luck the Spanish customs decided to pay a visit to his warehouse tonight, he would be caught literally red-handed, with no other recourse than to offer enough bribe money to the customs officials to convince them to keep their mouths shut

91. She rolled her eyes at Koel’s bad luck and Agarwals’ irresponsibility, but decided not to say anything as Koel may again insult her

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92. She was lost, but rather than feeling scared, she was just feeling miserable for her bad luck

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93. Swearing at his bad luck, Dean covered his mouth with his napkin, as if to wipe it clean, as Farah got near him

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94. When fully operational and functioning as intended we rarely give them a thought, but a split second of carelessness, or plain bad luck, could seriously restrict mobility for quite some time

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95. OK, there are exceptions, but by and large people don’t die because of bad luck; they die because of carelessness, ignorance or complacency

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96. As gently as she could, she asked, "Has it occurred to you, after two marriages turned out the same way, that your choice of men isn't just bad luck? There is something you're drawn to about this type of man in the beginning

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97. They called her a monster and said she would bring bad luck to the

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98. They avoided the family, fearful the bad luck would rub off on

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99. It was simply a stroke of bad luck

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100. bad luck at being spotted, but was fairly happy with the result