pitiable
Example Sentences
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Nobody cheers for Goneril and Regan as they wreak destruction on their pitiable father.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
As his tweet demonstrates, it's often too pitiable to warrant a word as powerful as "toxic."
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024
So, let’s quickly run down some of the most hypocritical actors in this whole display, and check out their pitiable explanations.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2024
They both have a lot riding on this journey, which they’ve come to believe is their last chance to wring some meaning out of lives other people see as pitiable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023
The twenty dormice were dragged forward in a pitiable condition.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
