sorry sight

NOUN

pathetic sight

Synonyms

WEAK

depressant memento mori object of pity painful sight sad spectacle

Example Sentences

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Rd7!, and Zherebukh’s major pieces make for a sorry sight huddled around the cornered king.

From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2018

Bloodied, dirty and stinking, the Ukrainian soldiers who passed through the town of Komsomolske on Saturday morning made for a sorry sight.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2014

In truth, the Australians were a sorry sight by the closing stages at a raucous Riverside, their body language that of a beaten team.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2012

When the big secrets have been revealed and all the rumpled linens have been aired, it’s Irving who is unwrapped, a sorry sight.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 14, 2011

I must have been a sorry sight, because she looked at me with sincere concern.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam