Sentence examples for wretched language from inspiring English sources

The scourge of our cities and out-of-town centres, this wretched language of Portakabin-moderne has become the default setting for countless developers and local authorities, bereft of budget and ambition.

And they adopted simpler, more positive explanations for their actions — jettisoning the gloomy, expectations-killing language that cited wretched economic prospects to justify every expansionary move.

What does the phrase mean, apart from a wretched violation of the English language in a way that makes a good argument for corporal punishment?

And they were wretched.

O wretched state!

Beeber was wretched.

Conditions are wretched.

"I feel absolutely wretched.

They are wretched birds.

A wretched sinner".

WHAT a wretched week.