Sentence examples for because of its unfortunate from inspiring English sources

They come because of its unfortunate notoriety: it is the place where the actor John Wilkes Booth burst through a door and fired the shot that killed Lincoln.

Pinsonneault suspects Hipparcos erred because of its unfortunate orbit; although scientists tried to correct for this problem, he says the Pleiades lies in a part of the sky where the correction was difficult to measure.

But the company suffered because of its unfortunate name during a time when the streets filled with protesters chanting, "Death to America". "It was called Iran America Insurance Co.," Khalili said.

Glee (Fox) - I was tempted to leave Glee off this list because of its unfortunate proclivity to overshadow the development of its regular characters in favor of shameless star-worship, to frequently veer from the absurd to the ridiculous (Carol Burnett as a freakin' Nazi hunter?) and, most of all, to slide from smart snark into lazy nastiness.

Out is Scott Rolen, the borderline Hall of Famer (and if he doesn't get in, it'll be mainly because of his unfortunate injury history) is up with two runners on base and two out.

Skippy is Daniel "Skippy" Juster, so nicknamed because of his unfortunate resemblance to a certain TV kangaroo.

This is what Ness wrote: Skippy is Daniel "Skippy" Juster, so nicknamed because of his unfortunate resemblance to a certain TV kangaroo.

One Downing Street insider reports that the prime minister's aides have advised him to avoid all mention of dates when he speaks – because of his unfortunate habit of getting them wrong.

There is something profoundly lovable about the Cabinet minster, Oliver Letwin, who once had to be hidden from view during a general election campaign because of his unfortunate predilection for blurting out the truth.

Because of his unfortunate circumstances, however, his beliefs embody a radically false picture of his environment.

In the film, he portrays Harry Delano, a tough guy who becomes a killer, but generates sympathy because of his unfortunate upbringing.