ill-fated
adjective
ill-fat·ed
ˈil-ˈfā-təd 
1
: having or destined to a hapless fate : unfortunate
an ill-fated expedition
2
: that causes or marks the beginning of misfortune
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Examples of ill-fated in a Sentence
the ill-fated trip ended in disaster for all
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British broadcasters rarely adapt successful U.S. network shows and previous attempts have been ill-fated.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
When the runners bolted on Profar’s fly out to right, Mike Yastrzemski made an aggressive and ill-fated attempt to nab the lead runner at third.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
Her campaign in 2019 was a transparent and ill-fated attempt to co-opt the Bernie Sanders wing of the party rather than offer something new.
—Jay Cost, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
The changes are a departure from the solo anchor format that has been a standard feature of CBS Evening News throughout its history, save for a brief and ill-fated effort to pair Connie Chung with Dan Rather in the 1990s.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
The platform underscores how DeSantis has helped mold modern Republican ideology, despite GOP voters’ rejection of his bitter and ill-fated primary challenge of Trump.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024
Even hiking the prices on the popular but ill-fated promotion couldn’t bandage the wound.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Their journey might seem ill-fated, though a slim possibility of finding the treasure always remains.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
Even in California’s Central Valley, there are reports of growing enthusiasm that what has been an ill-fated, wildly over budget high-speed rail project might actually come to fruition in six years.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
When the runners bolted on Profar’s fly out to right, Mike Yastrzemski made an aggressive and ill-fated attempt to nab the lead runner at third.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
Her campaign in 2019 was a transparent and ill-fated attempt to co-opt the Bernie Sanders wing of the party rather than offer something new.
—Jay Cost, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
The changes are a departure from the solo anchor format that has been a standard feature of CBS Evening News throughout its history, save for a brief and ill-fated effort to pair Connie Chung with Dan Rather in the 1990s.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
The platform underscores how DeSantis has helped mold modern Republican ideology, despite GOP voters’ rejection of his bitter and ill-fated primary challenge of Trump.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024
Even hiking the prices on the popular but ill-fated promotion couldn’t bandage the wound.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Their journey might seem ill-fated, though a slim possibility of finding the treasure always remains.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
Even in California’s Central Valley, there are reports of growing enthusiasm that what has been an ill-fated, wildly over budget high-speed rail project might actually come to fruition in six years.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Ill-fated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-fated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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