wretch
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This pathetic wretch longs to escape to Istanbul, where he can be around the worldly types he prefers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
She opposed what she described as a "Western perception that the African female is a downtrodden wretch".
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
“Barbarous wretch: do you think I can live by imagination alone?”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Meeting Wilson after the game for an interview in a conference room at Camp Randall Stadium, I was startled that a 5-foot-11, ink-stained wretch like me could look him straight in the eye.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
“Call yourself any names you like, but I am neither a rascal nor a wretch and I don’t choose to be called so.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Among those former ink-stained wretches were major talents like Le Batard, Bill Simmons, and Jemele Hill.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2023
To the author Évelyne Trouillot, writing in another essay, this image evokes “boat people” migrants — but seen as hopeful voyagers, not huddled wretches.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
When some of my fellow ink-stained wretches say things like “people are saying x should be fired,” the “people” are usually 15 randos with their cat as their profile pic.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
The perfect show for all of us ink-stained wretches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
Bundled thickly in his furs, Tyrion Lannister pulled on his gloves and nodded to the poor frozen wretches standing sentry outside the Commander's Keep.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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