How to use "wretched" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "wretched" in popular movie and book plots

  • He goes to Ceylon where he leads a wretched life as a nameless labourer in a tea estate.  - Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)
  • Members of the grenadier regiment had seen the crown prince appearing late in a wretched state, which greatly angers his father.  - Der alte und der junge König
  • Aap Ke Liye Hum is about an adopted mother, played by Jaya Bachchan, abandoned by her wretched son, played by Ranvir Shorey.  - Aap Ke Liye Hum
  • But their wretched background — an indifferent mother, a drunken, abusive father and time spent in orphanages — casts a shadow over the girls.  - Murderous Maids
  • The more she hears this wretched noise, the more anxious she becomes to find the source.  - The Temple (Oates short story)
  • They plea that the Hero must defend their treasures from the wretched BB Bandits.  - Fossil Fighters
  • This inspires Philippe to tell her what she wants to believe: that his life is wretched there.  - Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
  • Nilambar and Biraj are reduced to a wretched existence.  - Biraj Bahu
  • The anguish of a life in prison is documented through Caleb and other wretched inmates.  - Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
  • This is positioned to the audience as a mercy killing to release Fardoonjee from his wretched existence.  - Being Cyrus
  • Henry's parsimony drives them into an increasingly wretched existence.  - Riceyman Steps
  • When her husband informs her of sighting Scrooge, she wistfully considers him a "poor, wretched man".  - A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
  • In a letter to his friend, Charles Deighton, he expresses his regret at his wretched behavior.  - The Coquette
  • Although Baba believes "there is no act more wretched than stealing", he forgives him.  - The Kite Runner
  • One wretched November night, Inspector Stanley Hopkins comes to see Holmes at 221B Baker Street to tell him of a murder that defies solution.  - The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
  • Caleb's stray bullets pound this wretched structure, causing the very walls themselves to bleed.  - Blood (video game)

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