ill-starred Sentence Examples

  1. The ill-starred expedition to the summit ended in tragedy.
  2. The ill-starred marriage was doomed from the start.
  3. The ill-starred stock market crash wiped out countless fortunes.
  4. The sudden and ill-starred death of the young prince shocked the nation.
  5. The ill-starred launch of the spacecraft resulted in its destruction.
  6. The ill-starred lottery winner found himself in financial ruin within months.
  7. The ill-starred decision to invade a neighboring country led to a disastrous war.
  8. The ill-starred romance between the star-crossed lovers ended in heartbreak.
  9. The ill-starred ship set sail during a fierce storm and never returned.
  10. The ill-starred business venture ended in bankruptcy and left the investors devastated.

ill-starred Meaning

Wordnet

ill-starred (s)

marked by or promising bad fortune

Webster

ill-starred (a.)

Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.

FAQs About the word ill-starred

marked by or promising bad fortuneFated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.

unfortunate, unhappy, luckless, disastrous, hard-luck, ill-fated, snakebitten, unfavorable, tragic, unlucky

lucky, fortunate, happy,happy, fortunate, favored, lucky, favored, golden, favorable

The ill-starred expedition to the summit ended in tragedy.

The ill-starred marriage was doomed from the start.

The ill-starred stock market crash wiped out countless fortunes.

The sudden and ill-starred death of the young prince shocked the nation.