wretched

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Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They must avoid setting a new record if they are going to survive, with relegation rivals West Ham's 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa the sliver of hope needed on a wretched afternoon.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Elvin Jafarguliyev's second-half reply was little consolation for Azerbaijani underdogs Qarabag, who paid the price for wretched defending in a miserable performance.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Their longer-term record against England was yet more wretched – Scotland had won just three of the previous 29 meetings.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

But then the earring’s spell must have broken, because Cecilia, looking as old and wretched as her house, hobbled out of her shack.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall