miserable
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Working, after all, is how a majority of people must spend most of their waking hours, and toiling away in an industry or at a position you find grating will undoubtedly make you miserable.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
The first shot has a miserable grandeur: a frigid landscape, frozen berries and wind so strong it nearly blows a starving traveler sideways.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
"Even though I may appear miserable for a lot of this album, I genuinely always walk with hope and I walk with joy at the end of the day," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
American consumers report feeling miserable about the economy, gasoline prices, inflation and the labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Anything, anything was better than that long, cold, miserable weekend, and perhaps Ryan had found a way of repairing the motorcycle.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
Vocabulary lists containing miserable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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