Sentence examples for unfortunate step from inspiring English sources

This would be an unfortunate step backwards.

"I guess it's the next logical, unfortunate step".

One unfortunate step by the versatile junior forward Robbie Hummel has jeopardized Purdue's Final Four hopes.

Senator Bernie Sanders has lambasted the Democratic National Committee DNCC) for taking an "unfortunate step backward" in once again allowing donations from lobbyists and PACs, a move that Obama had banned when he became a nominee in 2008.

In an unfortunate step backward, the Facebook hearings returned us to the old familiar Russia versus the West framework.

With all the long-term economic and social challenges that face this growing country, Phoenix's folly marks an unfortunate step backward to our more shameful past and away from a potentially promising future.

The whole Nigerian political system, built up in a series of unfortunate steps over the past 40 years, tends to encourage corruption.

Ably directed by Ronny Yu, a veteran of Hong Kong cinema ("The Bride With White Hair") who has taken unfortunate steps into Hollywood ("Freddy vs. Jason") as well as sprightly ones ("Bride of Chucky"), "Fearless" sustains the tradition of ethically inflected Chinese action movies.

Anthem described the lawsuit as as "unfortunate and misguided step backward for access to affordable healthcare for America".

Rafael Gasgonia, a thirty-nine-year-old Filipino immigrant, was unfortunate enough to step out for a smoke behind the photo shop where he worked as a delivery driver.

"This is an unfortunate but necessary step that we must take to safeguard public health and ensure the vast majority of New York's shell fishing industry is not affected," Joseph Martens, the state environmental commissioner, said in a written statement.