Sentence examples for really wretched from inspiring English sources

And some black men had made really wretched statements about me, so there was all this controversy going on that I was trying to stay out of.

(Wolfe, who reluctantly tried LSD out of journalistic scruple, recalled, "I had the feeling that I had entered into the sheen of this nubby twist carpet — a really wretched carpet, made of Acrilan — and somehow this represented the people of America, in their democratic glory").

(Wolfe, who reluctantly tried LSD out of journalistic scruple, recalled, "I had the feeling that I had entered into the sheen of this nubby twist carpet a really wretched carpet, made of Acrilan and somehow this represented the people of America, in their democratic glory").

That's because, due to some "manufacturing difficulties" (translation: it would cost too much to do otherwise), both all-wheel-drive cars are saddled with a really wretched four-speed automatic that almost has to be shifted manually to get the car moving.

A large minority ape their elders' drinking habits (Britons are particularly addicted to drunken benders) and a few, but still too many, become parents while still children themselves.But overblown claims that childhood is in crisis make life even harder for the few whose lives really are wretched.

Even if the world's rich and powerful were to put themselves in the shoes of the rest, how much would they really understand the wretched millions suffering around them?

"In today's global economy, the apparel workers of the world have really become the wretched of the earth," he said.

His behavior was not really any more wretched than messing around with a young and vulnerable White House intern who didn't even get paid for her efforts, yet Bill Clinton survived that one, whereas Spitzer was presumed dead on the arrival of this "news".

But the shock will fade, and what really matters is how wretched Roberts seems in the portrayal of a wretched being.

Ros Napier by email Stay in touch with them It must feel wretched, but really the issue is simple.

It is an awkward topic, a wretched concept, really, and, of course, a terrible insult when flung in your direction.