Example Sentences

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Over delicate piano keys and a devastating bass line, she works through the feelings of the wrong person coming back to her at an even wronger time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Still Gayle King wronger than two left shoes.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2020

One basic principle I’ve learned in my years at The Times is that almost nobody ever admits being wrong about anything — and the wronger they were, the less willing they are to concede error.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2017

“The wronger a conspiracy is, the better it is.”

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2017

Mummy didn’t exactly tell me, but what if the steps you’re taking to make things right just make things wronger?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon