plural woes
1
: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
2
: ruinous trouble : calamity, affliction
economic woes
Examples of woe in a Sentence
Interjection
ah, woe, with the death of the last of my siblings I am alone in this world!
Noun
The city's traffic woes are well-known.
a tale of misery and woe
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Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Now in our mid-80s, the Baltimore Brothers — and our wives — have been affected by the woes of aging, but what none of us ever expected was a senseless, deadly terrorist attack.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
There have been money woes and police scandals, but nothing of the magnitude that would put village sustainability at risk.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports lawmakers have thrown on the table a bunch of small potential fixes to the state's road-funding woes, but still haven't figured out a large-scale solution to the large-scale problem.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Noun
The nonprofit sector’s woes are compounded by President Donald Trump’s tax bill, which reduces tax incentives for wealthy donors and makes steep cuts to social safety net programs.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Now in our mid-80s, the Baltimore Brothers — and our wives — have been affected by the woes of aging, but what none of us ever expected was a senseless, deadly terrorist attack.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
There have been money woes and police scandals, but nothing of the magnitude that would put village sustainability at risk.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports lawmakers have thrown on the table a bunch of small potential fixes to the state's road-funding woes, but still haven't figured out a large-scale solution to the large-scale problem.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Woe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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