pathetic

Example Sentences

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"Somebody really needs to get told. I don't know who has passed that but it's pathetic for a million-pound tournament. It really is bad."

From BBC

It’s pathetic, dangerous, and shows a total lack of respect for boundaries, safety, and basic human decency.”

From Los Angeles Times

A former FBI agent, Kyle Seraphin, publicized the trip and called the taxpayer funded travel in the middle of a shutdown “pathetic.”

From The Wall Street Journal

One minister said "this is pathetic," while another called the briefings "crazy".

From BBC

Some high-profile Democrats have been highly critical of colleagues who sided with Republicans to end the shutdown without concrete guarantees on healthcare, with California Governor Gavin Newsom earlier calling the decision "pathetic".

From BBC