wretched

Example Sentences

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Had Quins not had such a wretched season, more of the spotlight might have been on Sale.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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

However, Newcastle's wretched away form had been quietly turning following wins at Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Qarabag in recent weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

Where the Argonauts had beached their boat for the night lived a lonely and wretched old man, to whom Apollo, the truth-teller, had given the gift of prophecy.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton