deplorably

Example Sentences

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“We have officers who felt comfortable doing what those officers did, and that is deplorably unacceptable,” said Ms. Nichols, who is not related to Tyre Nichols.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023

And for decades, the Pac-12 has been the unquestioned leader in diversity hiring in college football, where the national canvass has been deplorably white.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2021

He apologised "unreservedly" for the offence his "deplorably inflammatory" words had caused, saying he has spoken last month "with awful clumsiness".

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2020

Reading and math skills in middle and high schools, as well as knowledge of civics and science, are deplorably low.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2018

Since some 15,000 people were jammed into an area meant to house 5,000, at most, the sanitation system was deplorably inadequate.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson