bad luck

idiom

—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed

"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"

Examples of bad luck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As floating Towers of Babel crewed by poor men of mixed religions and nations, pirate ships welcomed everyone into the brotherhood—except for women, who were considered bad luck. —Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Louie blames his bad results on bad luck despite all the evidence to the contrary. —Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024

People in Seattle and Mexicali, Mexico, got to take some photos of the northern lights, too However, folks in Joshua Tree National Park, California, had the same bad luck as people in South Florida Will the northern lights be visible Sunday night? —Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024

On the Viall Files podcast, the couple shared that their honeymoon kicked off with a bit of bad luck — which only got worse as the plans went underway. —Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024

For example, if I am stopped at the border due to a facial recognition model not being able to match my face to my passport, but the technology works well for my white colleagues, is that due to bias or just bad luck? —Alice Xiang, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024

It’s been 44 years of continuous heartbreak for Purdue, who have consistently succumbed to bad luck and shock defeats to fall short of expectations. —Ben Morse, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024

If the debris did come from the ISS, Otero may have just been the victim of astronomically bad luck. —Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024

With bad luck parting ways, an injury-free season and 90+ wins this year, or 100. —Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024