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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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
Ink-stained wretches: Bill Murray and Frances McDormand head an all-star cast in Wes Anderson’s journalism-themed 2021 charmer “The French Dispatch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
It’s doubtful anyone in the history of ink-stained wretches can match that record.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 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
