pathetic

Example Sentences

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But Maria said the government's efforts to pull Russia out of its demographic rut were "pathetic".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Maybe the most pathetic men are the most dangerous ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Puny and pathetic as Colin appears, he begins to seem like the braver of the two.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

“I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$,” he wrote.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

But his colleague from Georgia need not dally over the credentials of these pathetic eccentrics.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis