pathetic
Example Sentences
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"I've watched Manchester United since the age of five and that's the worst 15 minutes I've ever seen. Absolutely pathetic."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Still, the latest retaliatory purge was as pathetic as it was predictable.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
“It’s pretty pathetic that I can’t get through,” Koepka said after finishing tied for 67th at last weekend’s Wyndham Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Should I admire them greatly, or is there some underlying dynamic that reveals this all to be kind of pathetic?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I just want him back,” he said, and then knew it was a pathetic thing to say.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing pathetic
Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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