Sentence examples for minor misfortune from inspiring English sources

A minor misfortune of Ravel's legacy is the relative obscurity of his best piano pieces and the prominence of their candified orchestral versions.

A series of minor misfortunes, from the wet weather earlier in the week to an inside draw that steered him onto the worst of the ground, contributed to his defeat, but he still ran a fine race to finish a half-length second.

It relates tepid romances, minor misfortunes and subdued successes in the developing career of Robert Smith, an energetic young Londoner and outspoken agnostic.

I'm sure that there are many similar stories that people could tell you about ridiculous parking tickets issued to people who have had the misfortune to commit some minor parking infraction while their cars were parked in Laguna Beach.

When someone we love to hate suffers some minor inconvenience or self-inflicted trouble, we can choose to enjoy their misfortune rather than feel sorry for them.

But just as sweet as taking delight in others' misfortune is getting to announce my successes, no matter how minor.

But Lester has already missed time in the spring with arm fatigue (terrible, random misfortune!) while Epstein decided to send top prospect Kris Bryant to the minors, thereby giving the Opening Day third base job to the decidedly dreadful Mike Olt (bringing misfortune on themselves!) In conclusion, this is the Cubs.

Courage makes misfortunes small.

Page after page of these minor delicacies recounting such nuanced tales of murder, suicide, robbery, destruction, and other such misfortunes when played in queue together amass a kind of Ripley's Believe-It-or-Not Believe-It-or-Not Believe-It-or-Not Believe-It-or-Not.

A minor role in the revival of "Follies" was the small, twinkling bright spot in this Broadway roll call of musical misfortune.

Misfortune has been piled on misfortune.