deplorable

Example Sentences

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"Whoever committed this deplorable wildlife crime should hang their heads in shame."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

"They left me there all night, with damp walls, toilets in a deplorable state with hundreds of cockroaches and fecal matter that has built up over months," Castro recounted.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The theft, he said, succeeded in “giving France a deplorable image.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow called Leavitt’s Fox comments “a deplorable moment,” highlighting how senior officials’ words can quickly dominate headlines and social media.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

“Good God!” cried Emma, “this has been a most unfortunate—most deplorable mistake!—What is to be done?”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen