Misery means Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like sadness.

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Misery in a sentence

Misery meaning

  1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
  2. A bodily ache or pain.
  3. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.

Synonyms of Misery

wretchedness miserableness ill-being sadness unhappiness

Example sentences (20)

But watching the play made me wonder: was there anyone who feel something in the face of such misery and brutality?

Milei is the only viable option so that we do not end up in misery," said Santiago Neria, a 34-year-old accountant.

However, that only brought Vader misery, and then he wanted the same for Luke, all because Palpatine demanded it.

As she showed earlier as Annie in ‘Misery,’ Messenger is an expert at bending reality to fit her character’s desires.

Charles is said to have begged his sons not to make his final years 'a misery'- something Harry seems to have ignored.

That the Celtics couldn’t get past the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in the conference finals only adds to the misery.

F*ck it, any level of cruel torture someone could devise wouldn’t even come close to the amount of misery they have caused.

Adding to the Angels’ misery on Thursday, shortstop Zach Neto left the game with right shoulder irritation.

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The digital edition of The Independent leads on the “mortgage misery” as interest rates hit 4.5 per cent.

In the years since taking control, the group’s leaders have profited off the misery of the Gazan people.

They have not experienced racist ideology, misery and objects of pillage, to be disposed of their land.

But the misery will continue into next week, as levels are forecast to remain 'very high' across the whole of England and Wales.

Overall, the Aspect of Shared Misery is by far the best Utility Aspect in, especially as it can also be shared with every class.

Assad was relying on soldiers who were bankrupt and millions of citizens sunk in poverty and misery.

We, as the viewer, are begging for The High Evolutionary to face endless misery, as does Star-Lord.

For many Midwestern states, the high temperatures this week have brought added misery in a summer already made difficult by drought.

Disruption caused by Storm Gerrit has brought misery for travellers on their way home from the Christmas holidays across the country.

PC Abigail Devane, who led the operation, said: “Drugs and the criminality associated with them causes misery among local communities.

This government foresees climate crisis misery and plans mitigation, particularly for rural women who’ll be disproportionately harmed.

However, this also meant that they experienced previous and future holders' misery all at once.

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Common combinations with misery

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the misery 31×
  • misery on 19×
  • of misery 19×
  • misery for 19×
  • and misery 18×
  • misery and 16×
  • misery of 11×
  • more misery 10×
  • misery is
  • human misery

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "misery" in a sentence?
An example: "But watching the play made me wonder: was there anyone who feel something in the face of such misery and brutality?" This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "misery" from real English texts.
What does "misery" mean?
Misery means: Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
What are synonyms of "misery"?
Common synonyms of "misery" include: wretchedness, miserableness, ill-being, sadness, unhappiness.
How many example sentences with "misery" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "misery", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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