Example Sentences

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This relatively lavish, avant-garde exercise could never have been made in a market economy — it also sufficed to establish Tarr’s European reputation and his distinctive brand of visionary miserableness.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020

Barney Ronay gets into a Madchester vibe with his take on yesterday’s miserableness.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2019

The comedy of miserableness, awkwardness and meandering conversation is pretty familiar, but there are lines that pop in each episode of “Single Long.”

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2012

He was on the edge of felicity in his miserableness when his indefatigable women entered, all smiles.

From Mr. Prohack by Bennett, Arnold

You were always happy in a pious miserableness, and you do not foresee the end.

From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)