deplorable
Example Sentences
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Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Benjamin Vazquez said he was troubled by what took place outside of the federal building on Jan. 9 and called the federal officers’ actions “deplorable.”
From Los Angeles Times
Regrettable and deplorable as Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s misconduct may be, it is unclear why the lesson of this affair should be the undermining of Israel’s legal system.
That Mr. Mamdani can be accurately portrayed as a culture warrior of impeccable and deplorable standing is not in question.
Ms Doutre also said detainees are often kept at facilities with "deplorable" conditions.
From BBC
Sly, wry, adorable and deplorable, Guillaume Marbeck is priceless as the endlessly irritating and yet frustratingly charismatic Godard in one of the year’s brightest pictures, a rare standout in a sea of multiplex mediocrity.
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