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
As characters, they have myriad possibilities, “vampire” being a category and not, like Frankenstein or King Kong, an individual; and unlike many monsters, they are not particularly pitiable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
“That will make your ladyship’s situation at present more pitiable; but it will have no effect on me.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing pitiable
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