Sentence examples for a miserable thing from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a miserable thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is unfortunate, unpleasant, or evokes pity.
Example: "Losing a loved one is truly a miserable thing to experience."
Alternatives: "a sad situation" or "an unfortunate event".

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It's a miserable thing.

The hostile egotism of such a credo is a miserable thing.

"It's a miserable thing to be thinking you're going to get kicked out after you're living all this time and you're retired," Mr. Bennett said in an interview.

There may be black ingratitude in the thing, and the punishment may be retributive and well deserved; but, that it is a miserable thing, I can testify.

"Oh lordy that's a miserable thing to read," writes Nick Evans of Nike's description of their FA Cup ball (11 mins).

But, although the author himself called it "a miserable thing" and never sanctioned its publication, it turns out to be highly playable in Anthony Biggs's production and full of intimations of the later, greater Ibsen.

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"It became a rather miserable thing and a lot of people wanted rid of it and to some extent I understood them.

That's a really miserable thing.

In fact, sex that's a pretty miserable thing to be doing.

In chapter 14, Pip observes: It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home.

I thought he was a miserable old thing.

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