Sentence examples for poor devil from inspiring English sources

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poor devil

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Poor thing

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Poor devil, they nearly drive him crazy.

Mr. Cassella is a Jets fan, poor devil.

(In the end, he got no bonus at all, poor devil).

This system, which hoisted many a poor devil from low station to high, may have inspired a 21st-century variant.

Wilfred told me that the German probably thought he was a poor devil not worth the effort.

He said to me with tears in his eyes that he was a poor devil and had nothing left.

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"These girls — they're sent by the Devil to drive us poor devils mad.

Poor Devils.

What, after all, are the poor devils to do?

These poor devils can't catch a break, can they?

They swipe their MetroCards, poor devils, totally unaware of the adventure that awaits them.

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