wretch

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Recent Examples of wretch Since then, he’s been a haunted wretch of a character: stoned, sullen, stuck with recurring visions of shooting his wife and himself. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025 The unfortunate wretch makes an exciting escape, killing her captor in the process. Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025 As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 The wretch was one E. W. Perera, a pivotal figure in the Ceylonese independence movement—and someone the narrator had celebrated growing up in Sri Lanka. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 The wretch in question has cut down one of the speaker’s spruce trees without his permission. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023 Had this poor wretch been well supplied with friends and money the result, as in numerous other instances, might have been different. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023 Or would a wretch like me be saved by His amazing grace? Damon Young, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022 The song's lyrics also leave no topic off limits, touching on all that made the band wonder and wretch, with a tongue-in-cheek approach. Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 12 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wretch
Noun
  • Serial killers with a code, far-future space operas, superheroes doing battle with dastardly villains.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • But just to use an example, Force Awakens sets up Snoke as the big villain of the new trilogy, with a mysterious backstory.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • King's polo playing husband, Bill Mitchell — who went on to become a director for Texaco — became the model for Daisy’s rich brute of a husband, Tom Buchanan.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • This freshly re-imagined Jag is worlds apart from that old German brute, but was similar in the sense of feeling wonderfully light and responsive, and utilizing hydraulic fluid to power its steering.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Call of Cthulhu flipped a lot of gaming conventions on their head with characters that degraded over time and scenarios that rewarded fleeing monsters instead of slaying them.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • While the menu will be nearly identical to the Overland Park spot — fajita omelets, banana monster waffles, breakfast tacos, etc. — the Westport spot will have more drink options.
    Jenna Thompson July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.
    Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • There may devils in these details Jenkins is a former Detroit City Council president and nonprofit CEO.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • In retrospect, both fans and Grenier himself have asserted that Nate may be the actual villain of The Devil Wears Prada, and not the titular devil herself.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Recently, however, the technology has been used by criminals for purposes of sextortion.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • But with this bill, Republicans are laying the groundwork to gut safeguards that stopped criminals from getting these deadly weapons.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The beasts were spotted at around 11:30 a.m. near Beach 32nd Street.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • That's because, even though restaurants can be unpredictable beasts, food and labor are largely considered to be controllable costs.
    Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Alyn, much like Spiranac, gets her share of social media scoundrels in her mentions.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • The series, to be teased at Disney’s Upfronts presentation on Tuesday, portrays women helping women to leave their cheating, scoundrel husbands.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025

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“Wretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wretch. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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