Sentence examples for appalling plight from inspiring English sources
Yet he is not to blame, as some claim, for the appalling plight of Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian politician who was kidnapped by the FARC two years ago (see article).
Dear prime minister, As a coalition of international humanitarian organisations, refugee assistance organisations, and human rights advocacy groups we ask you to approach this new year with new resolve to address the appalling plight of refugees in Europe.
The letter calls on Cameron to do more than take in people who had fled conflict in Syria, and instead "approach this new year with new resolve to address the appalling plight of refugees in Europe".
But in America many people have asked why it has taken so long for a film to do justice to the appalling plight of African America's slave ancestors and why no US film-makers have succeeded before in confronting their country's shameful past with such unflinching power and historical accuracy.
In his contemporary review for the NME, Derek Johnson considered the song to be "[n]ot so strong melodically as 'My Sweet Lord', but still nagging and insistent", and added: "one can immediately detect the despair and pity in [Harrison's] voice as he sings of the appalling plight of the East Pakistanis … his lyric is bound to cause some heart-searching".
For the common people, the short reign of Emperor Joseph I (ruled 1705 11) brought some relief, but under his brother and successor, Charles VI (ruled 1711 40), their plight reached appalling dimensions.
Their plight is truly appalling," Dr Chisholm said.
Ging said that the plight of the Syrian people was appalling and that children are suffering the most.
The plight of the world's poor is appalling.
It's appalling — appalling.
