woeful
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The Knicks were a pretty good team in a pretty bad conference, sitting in third place in the woeful East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Despite the absences, Liverpool would have been aware of the task against Carrick's resurgent outfit and had all week to prepare, yet still delivered a woeful first-half performance.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Hungary’s economy has barely grown in recent years, with a woeful 0.4% in real gross domestic product growth last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
A young jockey named George Woolf, aboard for one of these woeful performances, summed up the colt’s mental state in four words: “mean, restive and ragged.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing woeful
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Novel Study: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Chapters 1–6
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The Door in the Wall
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