Words similar to wretched

Example sentences for: wretched

How can you use “wretched” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

One doesn't wish to indicate any lack of sympathy for what sounds like a truly wretched and brutal childhood.
Also in Newsweek , an article about David Helfgott, subject of the movie Shine : It says he is a wretched pianist.
As I put this wretched book down, I thought I heard a cackle from somewhere, and a man with red eyes rasping, "Idioten !"
Wretched Excess
Only the wretched Orchard wound up getting convicted, and (following the commutation of his death sentence) he spent the rest of his life in an Idaho penitentiary.