ill fortune
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- By sheer ill fortune, the train broke down just outside our station.
- She has endured ill fortune with remarkable patience.
- If not for ill fortune, their startup might have survived the first year.
- He attributed his defeat to ill fortune rather than poor preparation.
- Ill fortune seemed to shadow the expedition from the very first day.
- After years of ill fortune, the club finally tasted victory.
- They tried to laugh off their ill fortune, but the losses were serious.
- We must not let ill fortune define our plans for the future.
- What began as ill fortune eventually turned into an unexpected opportunity.
- May ill fortune never visit this house again.