piteous

Example Sentences

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"The amount you get per stream is piteous, so it's more likely you're going to be in a flat-share with five other people in East London."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

As I type this — alone in an upstairs room — a piteous sound is issuing from the floor below.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2022

I knocked out the interview and posted the story, and was smugly strolling back to the kitchen thinking aloud, "I can have it all," when I came upon a piteous sight.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2022

The president’s wartime speeches are notable for their displays of raw emotion, but at the same time, he is capable of evoking piteous scenes without asking for pity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022

Henceforth no effort of mine, no piteous cry or agonised entreaty, would make them even look at me.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker