woe
Example Sentences
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A mass protest movement has sprung up in Iran, prompted by the economic woe driven by the currency crisis.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
Property taxes are another housing woe for cash-strapped Americans.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025
It would be embarrassing enough if that was the extent of United's set-piece woe.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024
It’s an ignominious tale of woe and quixotic temperament.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2024
Etymologically, “invective” is a cavalry charge, and when Cicero hit a gallop, woe betide whoever was in the way.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing woe
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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