Example sentences for: miserably

How can you use “miserably” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • "How is it that a miserably undemocratic, unenlightened culture 400 years ago could be more tolerant of expressions of same-sex love, or the appearance of it, than our own?"

  • The Mexicans were smuggled into the United States, miserably housed, and forced to peddle $1 trinkets (in places like the subway) to make money for their "pimps."

  • The family of Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister who attempted to negotiate with Hitler before World War II, created a sisal farm on the island, but the attempt failed miserably.

  • He was "miserably blocked" until he thought of inserting his fictionalized self into the narrative.

  • Sears failed with Dean Witter, Citicorp failed in the late 1980s when it tried to expand operations, and Sandy Weill--head of Travelers--failed miserably when Shearson joined with American Express.


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