Someone you feel sorry for.
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Examples for "poor devil"
Examples for "poor devil"
1Sentiment; for I believe the poor devil was really fond of me.
2The poor devil has reason to toss in his sleep and talk.
3The Burgomaster was heartily glad to see the poor devil get it.
4I have just been to see a poor devil in quod there.
5In the end I shook him off, poor devil, to his death.
1The unhappy wretch was no match for the finest swordsman in Graustark.
2But the wretch has hurt you; your face is bruised and cut.
3The poor wretch had crossed the road and given the hounds clew.
4The wretch had only the courage or the vanity of a fencer.
5The fingers of the unhappy wretch went out mechanically for the pen.
6Her spirit went forth and spied the shuddering wretch in his cell.
7The frightened wretch pressed his hands together in an attitude of supplication.
8Must that poor wretch in the pillory stand out in the rain?
9The little wretch seemed in pain, and her hand was greatly swelled.
10She wormed out of the besotted wretch the secrets of our Order.
11And they laughed, and shouted at the wit of the poor wretch.
12All the people were jeering and mocking at the poor friendless wretch.
13Somewhere above him in the jumble of bodies he heard Michael wretch.
14It was, indeed, under no natural disease that the wretch was suffering.
15The wretch clung to the parapet, and called on God and mercy.
16The object was to keep the wretch alive as long as possible.
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