Sentence examples for encountered misfortune from inspiring English sources

Mr. Robertson, who was gathering information, leads and potential witnesses, also encountered misfortune.

Note that friends and colleagues often become strangers when someone encounters misfortune?

From then on he encountered increasing misfortune.

I once interviewed a Tory chairman of a hospital board which had encountered a misfortune so severe that Ministers had thrown him to the wolves.

(Dargis) 'Shady Lady' (No rating, 1 30) This docudrama, about an Australian World War II bombing mission that encountered multiple misfortunes on its return flight from Borneo, suffers from erratic direction and a focus on technical details over dramatic momentum.

The three Baudelaire siblings find misfortune everywhere.

Even later in life, when he had lost all power and encountered every manner of misfortune, Machiavelli kept up the same brave and seemingly frivolous front.

Golfers expect to encounter hazards or misfortune during a round of golf.

What is it that makes two minds respond so differently to the same encounter with misfortune?

The thriller follows a group of strangers who find themselves encountering monsters and misfortunes on the night before Christmas.

That is, unless you have the misfortune to snag the green waiter we encountered on our first visit.