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The phrase 'unfortunate chapter' is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to describe a particular event or experience that did not have a desirable outcome, especially when it relates to a story or narrative. For example: The family's history contained a long and unfortunate chapter of poverty and discrimination.
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This episode, 70 years ago next month, provided a dramatic denouement to an unfortunate chapter in the court's history.
Advocates for the mentally ill called the flawed inspections another unfortunate chapter in the history of the homes.
"The treatment of this fine man is an unfortunate chapter in the Senate's history," Mr. Bush said.
We are closing an unfortunate chapter in our history," Bainimarama told a special ceremony recognising the suffering of the veterans.
"Megrahi's death concludes an unfortunate chapter following his release from prison in 2009 on medical grounds — a move we strongly opposed," Mr. Vietor said.
An admittedly unscientific survey of students at Comenius University in Bratislava by our correspondent found that most had some knowledge of this unfortunate chapter of Slovak history.
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Ellis ran out of dart; Shaun Perry came on and had an unfortunate closing chapter.
See Sandra Coney, The Unfortunate Experiment, Chapter 1 (Penguin Books, Auckland, 1988).
Bill Lamb of About.com praised the song, and called it "the most instantly engaging song from the album Rated R", and that "[Rihanna] projects a dominant female image that is exactly what was needed to move past the unfortunate Chris Brown chapter in her career".
(The British did not send many conscripts to Korea. Those who did go could count themselves unfortunate, and the chapter dealing with that war is particularly harrowing).
The book's unfortunate title and chapter headings ("On not being in a couple," "Why parents envy their children," "How lovesickness keeps us from love") give the false impression that this is some sort of cheesy self-help book.
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