How To Use Unlucky In A Sentence

We were a bit unlucky with the group. The Sun
The Norwegian's header across goal seemed to leave Arveladze with an unmissable chance, but Culkin made a brave stop and was extremely unlucky that the rebound fell to Reyna, who scored from six yards.
It is unlucky, but I am not an unlucky person. Times, Sunday Times
And when the Monkeewrench crew - computer geeks who made a fortune on games, now assisting the cops with special anticrime soft-ware - are invited by the FBI to investigate a series of murder videos posted to the Web, it's not long before the group discovers the frightening link between the unlucky bride and the latest, most horrific use of the Internet yet. Shoot to Thrill by P. J. Tracy: Book summary
Does he feel he was unlucky in getting to the top just as the good years came to an end? Times, Sunday Times

Steeton reserves were unlucky to go down to a one goal defeat at league leaders Bay Athletic.
But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. George Washington
For the pain of failing to catch some shut-eye at night is known only to those unlucky ones who experience sleep disorders.
We were a little bit unlucky in one or two situations, then the goalkeeper saves and it is 0-0. Times, Sunday Times
The unlucky bobble saw the ball hit Merris on the arm as he swung to clear and referee Phil Prosser pointed to the spot.
An infinitesimally small step for mankind, maybe, but one ginormous step for this unlucky man.
It is one of the results of the unlucky fancy of scholars for re-editing already accessible texts instead of devoting themselves to _anecdota_, that work of the first interest, like The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II)
We conceded only one chance and would have been very unlucky if they had scored. Times, Sunday Times
Why, there is the knight your father, and my lady your mother; and there is her father that is half crazy with his religion, and her aunt that wears eternal black grogram for that unlucky Colonel Christian; and there is the Countess of Derby that would serve us all with the same sauce if we were thinking of anything that would displease her. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
Minefields flank the road edge, marked by red-painted rocks, and any driver unlucky enough to misjudge one of the treacherous bends will find themself in the middle of one.
He ended up in jail because he was peculiarly stubborn, and quite possibly also stupid, but mostly because he was unlucky.
Two outings ago he was denied a clear run and looked an unlucky loser.
Your are a lucky or an unlucky person depending on what you choose and decide, as well as how you behave and act in your life. Dr T.P.Chia
We were unlucky that he did not get a red card. The Sun
Pocklington were unlucky not to extend their lead when their forwards produced a high-speed, 60-yard rolling maul which the home pack collapsed in sight of the try line.
She was born under a lucky/an unlucky star.
We were unlucky, we hit the post three times. The Sun
Should the fly alight at too great a distance for even a second leap, the blenny moves slowly towards it like a cat to its prey, or like a jumping spider; and, as soon as it gets within two or three inches of the insect, by a sudden spring contrives to pop its underset mouth directly over the unlucky victim. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.
His two goals were excellently taken and he was most unlucky not to score a hat-trick.
For all of you unlucky schleps out there who are only a few steps away from jumping off a bridge because they just can't seem to catch a break, relax, this film illustrates how there's a purpose for your existence after all.
To close one magazine is unlucky; but to close two casts serious doubts on your capabilities as a publisher.
The unlucky or unwary freeze in the streets or are hit by passing subway trains.
Most people get only one attack of shingles, but for an unlucky minority it can be a recurrent problem. Times, Sunday Times
The snooker legend has been tad unlucky this series. The Sun
Should have scored with one header and unlucky with another. The Sun
He was a little unlucky to only finish fourth in the Tingle Creek after a shuddering error when setting a blistering pace. The Sun
Payaso - Clown· Desgraciado - Unlucky (means "son of a bitch") · calientapollas - cockteaser· me cago en la hostia - Fucking Damn it! RO.RSS
Any bird unlucky enough to get trapped would have suffered a lingering death. Times, Sunday Times
The most popular colours are red, black, green, blue and white. Yellow is never worn, even by spectators as it is considered to be unlucky and toreros are highly superstitious.
He gave unlucky Derby second Silver Patriarch a typically-robust ride to take the St Leger of 1997, and the crowd's roar of acclamation that day showed just how much they wanted Eddery to crown his career in fairytale style.
Others were unlucky victims of falling debris.
If you're unlucky, he ends up hating you for it and runs off with a dynamic career woman.
Thierry Henry was desperately unlucky not to score when his shot hit the post.
They were widely perceived to have been unlucky.
While the country expects, our pallid hero will buckle under the weight, following in the footsteps of a long line of unlucky losers.
PJ was unlucky to miss a goal when he blazed the ball over the crossbar.
Pool gave a debut to ex-Yew Tree striker Ben Kelly but he was unable to prevent an unlucky defeat.
Or, if I was very unlucky and lived in a remote Scottish hamlet, a lay preacher would have been brought around to my house to exorcise me.
If I chose that way and was extremely unlucky, it might crash down at that precise moment, killing me inconveniently.
They will probably feel a bit unlucky they did not defeat Warrington last weekend.
Posting one of the fastest times, she was unlucky to nudge a pole at the penultimate fence to finish eighth overall.
I have been unlucky with my prognosis, lucky in the number and beauty of human beings who've passed my litmus test. Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps we were unlucky, but instead of an open top double-decker we got a dank and dark coach. Times, Sunday Times
Victims included businesses and professionals unlucky enough to have a keyword snagged in the system. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
One was to tell me how unlucky I was not to have been selected and the other was to invite me to attend for interview.
The Northern Ireland international also broke his duck at second-string level with both goals in the 2-0 win and was a little unlucky not to claim a remarkable hat-trick.
Balafre observe that his Majesty had been unlucky in not having himself by his side instead of his nephew, as he would questionless have made in, and speared the brute, a matter which he understood Quentin had left upon his Quentin Durward
He was unlucky enough to clip a police car as he made his getaway and then he shot a light. Times, Sunday Times
The pleasure of this discourse had such a dulcifying tendency, that, although two causes of delay occurred, each of much more serious duration than that which had drawn down his wrath upon the unlucky Mrs. Macleuchar, our = Antiquary = only bestowed on the delay the honour of a few episodical poohs and pshaws, which rather seemed to regard the interruption of his disquisition than the retardation of his journey. The Antiquary
These girls were unlucky to lose out to reigning All-Ireland champions Rathcoole in the Leinster final of the Community Games in the summer.
Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
Any bird unlucky enough to get trapped would have suffered a lingering death. Times, Sunday Times
We were told at the time, as a reason for this prohibition, that it was poisonous; but we discovered afterwards that there was another reason, viz., that it was unlucky to break off even a small twig from a bourtree bush. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century
If so you feeling unlucky - but are not alone. The Sun
A belted kingfisher undulated past, some unlucky minnow in its stiletto-like bill.
JM: Jena is tested severely – her father has to go away for the winter, and although she and her sisters should be able to cope, a series of unlucky events plus the interference of domineering second cousin Cezar robs them of their independence and places their home and the business in danger. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Take Five Interview: Juliet Marillier and Wildwood Dancing
Derby's pants were firmly around their ankles and they stumbled to the most unlucky of Wembley defeats. The Sun
The players battled away and believed in their own ability and I thought we were just a wee bit unlucky not to win the game.
Selby were unlucky not to go further in front when Jason Harris thundered a 20-yard shot against the underside of the crossbar.
There were unlucky people who they killed right there. Times, Sunday Times
They were unlucky not to take lead after 10 minutes when Gavin Peavoy touched down but the referee being unsighted disallowed what appeared to be a good score.
Any bird unlucky enough to get trapped would have suffered a lingering death. Times, Sunday Times
If you're unlucky, remember the golden rule: in the face of incontrovertible evidence, deny everything.
All her wins have come at this track and she was unlucky not to notch a fourth course success in January. The Sun
It is unlucky, but I am not an unlucky person. Times, Sunday Times
He was in the tent with the unlucky ones and it was only after 40 minutes or so that he put them out of their misery.
For anyone who has been unlucky enough to befall the horrors of my handwriting, firstly I say I’m sorry – but secondly – if I did that, I would have no idea what I have just written – much less the scrawl from a day ago. thank goodness for spellchecker as my typing is just as bad – but at least the letters are uniformly shaped. Don’t panic « Write Anything
But his team gave it a real go and were a bit unlucky not to come away with a point. The Sun
However, let's assume that our unlucky astronaut does get hit by a micrometeoroid. Times, Sunday Times
Some unlucky people have to fight squirrels as well as mice, and for them a cap of fine chicken wire can be the only solution. Times, Sunday Times
In an unlucky coincidence today it outlined a rescue issue of convertible bonds and warrants.
Holy Innocents 'Day or Childermas, whether or not because of Herod's massacre, was formerly peculiarly unlucky; it was a day upon which no one, if he could possibly avoid it, should begin any piece of work. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
We'll also find out a bit more about the unlucky person who got voted off the show tonight. The Sun
Of course you could be unlucky and not win anything. Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps we were unlucky, but instead of an open top double-decker we got a dank and dark coach. Times, Sunday Times
You will say, however, that facts remain unalterable; and that in some unlucky instance, in the changes and chances of human affairs, you may be proved to have been to blame. Letters for Literary Ladies: To Which is Added, An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification
As the ungainly child of an unlucky shoemaker and an illiterate washerwoman in the Danish city of Odense, he dreamed of being a famous actor and made up little plays about princes and princesses.
Another of South Africa's up-and-coming African players was dealt a rather unlucky blow this week.
The good news, therefore, is that naturally unlucky people don't have to accept their apparently ill-omened fates.
7 He has toglieresti in brodo all over his agrammatical parts of face and as for that hippofoxphiz, unlucky number, late for the christening! Finnegans Wake
( My favorite subgroup analysis story can be found here in the discussion of how the benefits found in the landmark thrombolysis trial (ISIS-2) trial did not apply to those patients unlucky enough to have been born under the sign of Gemini or Libra). Tight blood sugar control in the critically ill-maybe not too tight
However, an unlucky schoolboy aimed a hazel nut directly at my head, which very narrowly missed me; otherwise, it came with so much violence, that it would have infallibly knocked out my brains, for it was almost as large as a small pumpion: but I had the satisfaction to see the young rogue well beaten, and turned out of the room. Gulliver's Travels
Through all of the above, not once has Tiger moaned or groaned about how unlucky he was or, conversely, how lucky his opponent was.
There has also been a rise in the number of people unlucky enough to be allergic to both. The Sun
It found that there were more cardiac deaths on days considered unlucky. Times, Sunday Times
Even the unlucky fisher who caught the most blowfish was rewarded at a family fishing event on the weekend.
The number thirteen is traditionally considered unlucky.
On board, you get to see if your unlucky seat numbers have come up. The Sun
We were a bit unlucky with the group. The Sun
If you're unlucky enough to get trapped in a lift, remember not to panic.
Perhaps I'm just unlucky in encountering those with attitude, or perhaps I just complain too much.
This danger proceeds from fire-damp, as one unlucky stroke of the pick may bring forth a stream of carbureted hydrogen gas, inexplosive of itself, but if mixed with eight times its bulk of air, more dangerous than gunpowder, and which, if by chance it comes in contact with the flame of a candle, is sure to explode, and certain death is the result -- not always from the explosion itself, but from the after-damp or carbonic acid gas which follows it. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects
Very unlucky not to win it at the end. The Sun
Joyti and Jeffrey are presented as one-offs, bad apples of which Goldman Sachs and the BBC were the unlucky victims.
But the word yawn is not found in Love's dictionary, and consequently the unlucky husband was forced to rise from his bed preparatory to going forth to perform deeds of valor in obedience to the commands of his mistress. The Home in the Valley
This situation isn't her fault or yours, just an unlucky coincidence. The Sun
Sutcliffe was desperately unlucky to see a further effort disallowed for offside on the intervention of the touch judge but West's were looking dangerous at only
Part of this comes from a superstitious but unacknowledged sense that grief is contagious and unlucky.
Brazil, meanwhile, looked poor on the whole but created five great chances and are unlucky not to be in the lead.
We were unlucky that he did not get a red card. The Sun
It was said that to take a coal from the fire in the house in which a churn was being made was very unlucky for the maker of the butter.
A new study sponsored by the World Bank seems to offer empirical support for this belief: it finds that Vietnamese children born in auspicious years enjoy better health and higher education levels than those born in unlucky years. Primary Sources
When the event was an unlucky one, the song was a burlesquely pathetic complaint, and always with a vein of raillery running through it. Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)
There has also been a rise in the number of people unlucky enough to be allergic to both. The Sun
Sometimes the policies specifically explain whether the local authority is prepared to renumber properties to avoid the unlucky number 13. Times, Sunday Times
In Cornwall no housewife would scour or scrub on Childermas, and in Northamptonshire it was considered very unlucky to begin any undertaking or even to do washing throughout the year on the day of the week on which the feast fell. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
If he is found guilty he will feel unlucky. Times, Sunday Times
However, an unlucky schoolboy aimed a hazel-nut directly at my head, which very narrowly missed me; otherwise it came with so much violence that it would have infallibly knocked out my brains, for it was almost as large as a small pumpion: but I had the satisfaction to see the young rogue well beaten and turned out of the room .... The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I
In that story one unlucky player got into the Box at the end of the night, and was allowed stay in for the last three games, despite getting gammoned by everyone the first two.
Owen was unlucky not to score on two occasions.
Ferguson was unlucky with Fletcher's fitness last week, but Giggs and Carrick were unable to make a greater impression on the game than they had managed in Rome two years ago, even in a formation rejigged from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2. Sir Alex Ferguson needs fresh injection of youth to compete with best | Richard Williams
That's an interesting one: it turns out that two unlucky bowlers have managed an eight-wicket haul in a Test their side lost by an innings.
I always seem to be unlucky at cards.
So unlucky with second goal after saving penalty. The Sun
If you're unlucky enough to get trapped in a lift, remember not to panic.
I am often klutzy, sometimes dumb and occasionally very unlucky. Laura Kumin: How a Bag of Rice Can Save Your iPhone and Your Tech Life
The same player was unlucky with a header from a corner which clipped the crossbar.
This filly struck first time out last season and was unlucky not to win more. The Sun
Those unlucky of not having the time or the inclination to go to Goa's golden beaches, take heart from the Coconut lagoon, for it will provide similar respite and comfort from the torrid summer.
Six minutes after his arrival Cole got possession and fired a shot that took a deflection off the unlucky City defender Martin Taylor on its way to goal.
If so you feeling unlucky - but are not alone. The Sun
I hope nothing is wrong about mistress," said Maryann, who with some other women was tying the bundles (oats being always sheafed on this farm), "but an unlucky token came to me indoors this morning. Far from the Madding Crowd
Franchitti lapped the one-mile oval in 22.878 seconds, an average of 162.392 mph, to be an unlucky 13th quickest more than half-a-second off the pace of provisional pole-sitter, Brazilian Helio Castroneves.
From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife.
All her wins have come at this track and she was unlucky not to notch a fourth course success in January. The Sun
When the meeting -- of some two thousand people at most -- has gathered, there is an unlucky fall of rain, advantage of which is taken by a local "omadhaun," or "softy" as they call him in Northern England, to mount the stage and make a speech, which elicits loud shouts of laughter. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81.
The balance of the first half saw the Suns camped firmly in their defensive half with the Lions unlucky not to break the deadlock by half time.
This hungry bird gives another meaning to the term spear fishing - as she turns her unlucky prey into a fish kebab. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
He sighed, then sneezed as an unlucky poke of the stick in the fire sent a cloud of smoke into his face.
He turned, surveyed the fallen bail, and said with almost tears in his eyes, ‘By cripes, I am unlucky!’
Most notable was the level of international involvement - the Endangered Species, captained by broomball veteran Bob Heringer, fielded several Japanese players, and were unlucky not to finish in the top half of the table.
We have played well and been a bit unlucky. The Sun
Officers unlucky enough to be assigned to joint duty got orders out of it as soon as they could; their tours of duty became dysfunctionally short.
Thirteen maybe unlucky for some but after forking out the £1,800 costs each, they are hoping to get up and down the African pinnacle in one proud piece.
Friends, wives, lovers, parents, daughters of the unlucky ones must also grapple with the consequences.
He sighed, then sneezed as an unlucky poke of the stick in the fire sent a cloud of smoke into his face.
Inter Milan were unlucky to lose the match.
Now I come to think of it, Hampden Park has been rather an unlucky ground for me.
And then my number is thirteen and Josie Pye says it’s so unlucky. Anne of Green Gables
I do not know whether it was from mere curiosity, or whether some hope of gain mixed with it, but after Dick had sold several horses in this way, he began to complain that dry — bargains were unlucky, and to hint that since his chap must live in the neighbourhood, he ought, in the courtesy of dealing, to treat him to half a mutchkin. Waverley
All they can deliver is some possibility, perhaps even some probability, that things will be paid for, but with the caveat that if you are unlucky and they decide to fight you, you and your loved ones will be forced to deal with heartless greedy corporations at a time when they are already facing maximum pain and vulnerability, because they or someone they love is sick. Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Death of the Public Option
Brightly strewn wet fliers, that is; las feriadas are the height of the water wars, as trucks filled with young people careen through town with tanks of water, bucketing unlucky pedestrians and generally wrecking mayhem. Nathaniel Loewentheil: Deviled Dancers, Drunken Pilgrimages and the Magic of Bolivia's Carnaval
Thierry Henry was desperately unlucky not to score when his shot hit the post.
Any bird unlucky enough to get trapped would have suffered a lingering death. Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps we were unlucky, but instead of an open top double-decker we got a dank and dark coach. Times, Sunday Times
He was a tall, sedate man who was sometimes lucky, sometimes unlucky. COFFIN ON THE WATER
If you're unlucky enough to get trapped in a lift, remember not to panic.
He looked really unlucky as he found stacks of trouble but he was getting 4lb. The Sun
For the Chinese, the number four is unlucky. Times, Sunday Times
Of course you could be unlucky and not win anything. Times, Sunday Times
Laws changed with bewildering frequency, creating temporary advantages for people quick enough to spot them and draining wealth from the slow or unlucky.
“That was unlucky,” again repeated the magistrate, in the same dry inacquiescent tone of voice and manner. The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The unlucky ones beg for food and spare change or sell tissues and selfie sticks in the traffic jams. The Sun
They say one in every five bombs, bomblets, and artillery shells doesn't go off, and lies in wait, sometimes years, for the unwary or unlucky.
She is a very good filly and has been unlucky. Times, Sunday Times
BLACKPOOL were unlucky to be only two up at half-time and deserved their win. The Sun
Unlucky not to score with back-heel and assist for first goal. The Sun
He looked unlucky when finding traffic problems at Goodwood last month and he remains a horse to be interested in. The Sun
We will enjoy together of looking at the Korean unlucky bear and the rascal Rabbit, although N times, still knowing cachinnation . Then learn how they walk, again cachinnation .
It was put over as unlucky for C.M. Punk and he still looked pretty good, so perhaps he'll get another title opportunity sometime after the winner of No Mercy's number one contender's match gets their shot. PWTorch.com
Of the rest, Belgium was unlucky, despite giving a plucky performance in every game.
She was born under a lucky/an unlucky star.
One man I thought was unlucky not to make any of the trips was Kent's David Fulton.
Repeatedly denied a clear run, he finished fifth, a really unlucky loser.
You could otherwise hope that a friendly soul at the Clachaig will offer a lift, or thumb a ride back: you would be unlucky if no-one stopped.
More interestingly, the old (especially Scottish) word widdershins or withershins, etymologically suggesting ` a contrary direction, 'similarly refers to a movement against the apparent course of the sun and therefore considered unlucky or unnatural. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 1
So unlucky with second goal after saving penalty. The Sun
In the course of a mini-monologue, Zito can sound like a railbird who was one unlucky break from cashing a big ticket. NYT > Home Page
McFadden's character is unlucky in love and a nasty piece of work because of it.
Brady was unlucky to lose his first fight, but won the next two before losing in the semi final to take bronze.
He was unlucky not to receive an Oscar nomination for his touching and subtle performance, which betters any of his previous work.
Every cold empirick, when his heart is expanded by a successful experiment, swells into a theorist, and the laborious collator some unlucky moment frolicks in conjecture. Preface to Shakespeare
Sometimes the policies specifically explain whether the local authority is prepared to renumber properties to avoid the unlucky number 13. Times, Sunday Times
Unlucky not to claim his 30th international goal with a powerful header, which the keeper did well to block. The Sun
I was unlucky enough to have my car broken into twice and badly damaged over the same weekend.
It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.
An interesting sidelight in the enumerated statutes of the Hammurabi code is that there is no statute number 13 - - even in ancient Mesopotamia, 13 was considered to be an unlucky number that should be avoided.
And I thought for a minute that the initials of my name were just unlucky.
After which an unlucky thirdsman, interfering, gets shot, and buried _as_ one of the others -- "which is witty, let us 'ope," as the poetical historian of the quarrel between A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
After an unlucky run at Beverley he was placed in good heats at Doncaster and Ascot before being sidelined with a chipped bone in his fetlock.
Noel was very unlucky not to catch the larger pike as he had played the fish well.
This horse was unlucky not to win a bumper but he loves this fast ground and he has always been a good jumper.
Unlucky-looking people made them uneasy and even tempted some to assume the role of misfortune.
But natheless: should you be unlucky, it should be possible to talk to them about it.
You would be unlucky not to see shark, but these are no problem if you don't disturb them.
Dowley was unlucky to see her own hat-trick opportunity disallowed after a thunderous short corner strike was judged to have illegally deflected off a defender.
Confederate snipers took advantage of their positions atop Willis Hill to pick off the unlucky Federal troops concentrating at the edge of Fredericksburg.
Blues were unlucky not to have a lead to defend after hitting the woodwork three times in the first leg in Portugal last week. The Sun
But the their problem is that through an unlucky confluence of events, a group of crazies have taken over, people who do not act, in general, in line with the beliefs of those who voted for them.
He was unlucky enough to clip a police car as he made his getaway and then he shot a light. Times, Sunday Times
The couple were unlucky enough to be in the hotel when the terrorist group struck.
This literature not only pretends to know the odds, it claims to know the cash value of one's unlucky number coming up.
They were widely perceived to have been unlucky.
They played extremely well and were unlucky to be beaten by a single point.

How To Use Unlucky In A Sentence

Report a problem

Please indicate a type of error

Additional information (optional):