Wondering how to use Wretched in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as miserable or worthless.
Wretched in a sentence
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Wretched meaning
- Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
- Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
- Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
Synonyms of Wretched
Using Wretched
- The main meaning on this page is: Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable. | Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly. | Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
- Useful related words include: miserable, worthless, unworthy, slimy.
- In the example corpus, wretched often appears in combinations such as: the wretched, this wretched, and wretched.
Context around Wretched
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wretched
- In this selection, "wretched" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thomas, died, condition, portion and display stand out and add context to how "wretched" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a wretched first touch and accursed and wretched. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wretched" sits close to words such as acupuncture, aero and ahl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wretched
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was strip-searched, as is their wretched normal, and I cooperated. (12 words)
The first is: Was life in Gaza really so accursed and wretched? (12 words)
A wretched first touch nearly gave the hosts the goal they had been looking for. (15 words)
West Indies Women’s wretched form showed little signs of turning around after they slipped to a 32-run defeat to New Zealand Women in their official warm-up match in preparation for the ICC Twenty World Cup. (38 words)
Guyana is My Lai, and those two fine young men soldiering for American ideals in the wretched jungles of Southeast Asia have come to represent Exxon, and its Guyana Country Heads of before, and the present one. (37 words)
They now come up against a Bournemouth side which pulled itself out of the relegation zone last weekend after a big win over fellow strugglers Wolves, ending a wretched run of nine games without a victory. (36 words)
The first is: Was life in Gaza really so accursed and wretched? (12 words)
Was a writing group what I needed, with all my flaws and altered state due to this wretched medical condition on show for everyone to see? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
An investigation by the British government discovered that many Indian workers who had signed up were now in a “wretched condition”.
Apart from being the bringer of hope for the forgotten lot, it will also serve as hope for the wretched portion of the youth.
Black-on-black crime is an epidemic rivaling that of the most wretched of Third World countries, and it’s literally tearing those communities apart.
But United’s wretched display in such a significant game showed how much work Ten Hag still has to do to rebuild a club that hasn’t won the title since 2013.
From navigating his first awkward love and a wretched swamp monster label to the realities of being Black in America, Cootie discovers a world unlike anything he ever anticipated.
Guyana is My Lai, and those two fine young men soldiering for American ideals in the wretched jungles of Southeast Asia have come to represent Exxon, and its Guyana Country Heads of before, and the present one.
Hopefully, Heather stays far away from the former keeps the drama less dangerous than Thomas' wretched past.
I was strip-searched, as is their wretched normal, and I cooperated.
Paris is grappling with a bed bug crisis, with the wretched creatures even on public transport.
St Mirren haven’t won on this ground since 1991 and never looked like ending that wretched record on this occasion.
The actor, who is known for playing stereotypical roles, came into limelight after he featured in the film, ‘Died Wretched: Buried in N2.3m Casket’.
The anti-colonial bible, “The Wretched of the Earth,” written by Frantz Fanon in 1961, is widely taught on campus.
The first is: Was life in Gaza really so accursed and wretched?
The Red Devils have endured a wretched Christmas period, failing to score in their last four games.
They now come up against a Bournemouth side which pulled itself out of the relegation zone last weekend after a big win over fellow strugglers Wolves, ending a wretched run of nine games without a victory.
This wretched creature approached Brittney Griner in June — who spent almost a year detained in Russia — at an airport and harassed her as content for his far-right YouTube page.
Was a writing group what I needed, with all my flaws and altered state due to this wretched medical condition on show for everyone to see?
West Indies Women’s wretched form showed little signs of turning around after they slipped to a 32-run defeat to New Zealand Women in their official warm-up match in preparation for the ICC Twenty World Cup.
And this year, the scrutiny will be even higher for Harris, considering the last presidential debate in July caused Biden to drop out after a wretched performance.
A wretched first touch nearly gave the hosts the goal they had been looking for.
Common combinations with wretched
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the wretched 21×
- this wretched 7×
- and wretched 5×
- in wretched 4×
- wretched of 4×
- their wretched 4×
- wretched and 4×
- wretched refuse 4×
- wretched condition 3×
- endured wretched 3×