wretched
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Tottenham have been wretched at home all season - only Burnley have picked up fewer points on home turf - while Everton had a strong record away until their recent run.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
His early season form for Kent has been wretched, with a top score of 44 in five matches.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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
Be that as it may, she saw him go with regret; and in this early example of what Lydia’s infamy must produce, found additional anguish as she reflected on that wretched business.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing wretched
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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