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

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

Indeed, there’s a whiff of Edgar Allan Poe as Marie approaches this “dark and strange and piteous place” surrounded by fresh graves.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2021

This other kind of pet story is full of animal peril and animal pathos, often underscored by piteous whimpers or forlorn mewing.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2019

I felt sorry for Travis, the youngest and most tender of the bunch, who ate alone and cast piteous, moony looks at Lula.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly