star-crossed
Use Star-crossed in a sentence
adjective
thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers.
Origin:
1585–95
1585–95
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| star-crossed | |
| —adj | |
| dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune | |
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Star-crossed
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
But that tale of star-crossed teenage lovers may seem to leave out all those boys pining for their bunkmate across the barracks.
It's that star-crossed time when our species seem to collectively reach out for salvation.
In three tumultuous decades as a professional golfer, he has been a star and star-crossed.
But his relationship with the magazine was star-crossed at virtually every turn.
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