pitiful
Example Sentences
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Ms. Hoffman’s Desdemona has a pronounced, wide-eyed girlishness that makes her confusion at her husband’s suspicions and growing antagonism pitiful to watch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Now, not even 25 years later, the United States Department of Agriculture was forecasting a pitiful 12 million boxes of oranges, the least in more than 100 years, the worst year since last.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
"How pitiful," he said, lowering a thermometer into the water.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
It also didn’t help that UCLA’s late-game execution was once again pitiful, point guard Donovan Dent doing too little once he reached the rim thanks to a flurry of missed layups and bad passes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025
I made another effort, a pitiful one, for the words I said were the last to bring comfort.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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