wretched
Example Sentences
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Earlier this week, his students read selections of “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon, which deals with the violence inherent in colonial societies.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Wretched sewer gas is a chronic problem for many people.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
The New York Times fueled this fantasy back in 2018 with a story about Axiom's proposed luxury space hotel, under the headline "The Rich are Planning to Leave this Wretched Planet."
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2021
Wretched hive: Bloomberg peeks inside Donald Trump’s most valuable office tower, located at 40 Wall Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2016
Wretched with disappointment I leaned against a tree and ate the ice cream.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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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100 SAT words Beginning with W,X,Y, and Z
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