pathetic
Example Sentences
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One former Royal Navy commander has called the lack of action "pathetic".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
“It’s horrible and heartbreaking and pathetic that the city administrators don’t intervene with DTE to ensure trees are not butchered,” one resident said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
When Paul and Gaz confront Dee, Taylor’s response is so cowardly that it’s pathetic, suggesting a spinelessness that bedeviled him long before he wound up in jail.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
But Maria said the government's efforts to pull Russia out of its demographic rut were "pathetic".
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
It was such a pathetic life, she thought; they had so little.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing pathetic
Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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