wretched
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Levy said "relegation was not something we ever considered" during his 25 years in the role, but a wretched run of form in 2026 saw them slip into the drop zone.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Still, Ohm is more despairing and miserable than any of the wretched worms Scott has acted to date.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
As wretched as smog was, Angelenos were not about to stop driving their cars, so the cars had to change.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
An absolutely certain way in those days to draw down on one a wretched fate was to claim superiority in anything over any deity; nevertheless people were perpetually doing so.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing wretched
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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