pathetic
Example Sentences
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Still, the latest retaliatory purge was as pathetic as it was predictable.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
Her Butterfly is no pathetic victim—having chosen Pinkerton, America and modernity, she finally accepts that they will destroy her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Should I admire them greatly, or is there some underlying dynamic that reveals this all to be kind of pathetic?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
The tirade was so pathetic and noneventful that most networks didn’t bother to air it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I wish I had a body like that, he thought, and he immediately felt pathetic for even allowing the moment to happen.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing pathetic
Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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