pitiable
Example Sentences
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As his tweet demonstrates, it's often too pitiable to warrant a word as powerful as "toxic."
From Salon
It’s a sign of independence and commitment to her vocation rather than a pitiable condition.
From Los Angeles Times
They both have a lot riding on this journey, which they’ve come to believe is their last chance to wring some meaning out of lives other people see as pitiable.
From Los Angeles Times
He invites anyone who regards him as “sad or pitiable” to leave.
From New York Times
That a penny dreadful character originally meant just to shock and sicken becomes instead a pitiable victim is a testament to the power of music to make bad guys, if not good, compelling.
From New York Times
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