wretch
noun
a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
wretches
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pluralof wretch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It turns out, folks actually liked watching real-life wisdom from ink-stained wretches.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
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
Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
