pitiful
Example Sentences
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“This man, after he gets fired, doesn’t target those who have directly harmed him, but, strangely enough, goes for those who are equally as pitiful as him,” says Park.
From Los Angeles Times
England last won an away Ashes series in 2010/11 and their recent record in Australia is pitiful, with 13 defeats and two draws in 15 Tests.
From Barron's
Ireland’s historic neutrality is no excuse for its pitiful investment in defense—roughly 0.2% of gross domestic product—which is among the lowest in the European Union.
"Such a pitiful number of films from the past year have been made by women."
From BBC
Do we really want to incentivize vigilantes like YouTube copycat Skeet Hansen, seen in the documentary machinating and uploading his own stakeouts, pitiful farces of justice with the catchphrase “You’ve just been Skeeted”?
From Los Angeles Times
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