pitiful
Example Sentences
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Ronstadt went on to cover four of the album’s tunes, including “Carmelita” and “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” which she made into a Top 40 radio hit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023
So Weird Al released "White & Nerdy," a spoof of Chamillionaire's "Ridin,'" as the first single instead—then released "You're Pitiful" online for free.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2021
There are also a disfigured, rather yearning character, called Pitiful Creature, and a fusty academic who breaks in occasionally to comment on the work.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2016
Pitiful though this may be, however, Moran doesn’t deserve a pass for doing the wrong thing for the wrong reasons.
From MSNBC • Apr. 4, 2016
Pitiful, injured survivors were camping out in sheds made from pine trees.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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