Sentence examples for had a sorry from inspiring English sources

After all, outsiders have had a sorry history of investing in Las Vegas gambling.

Mayor Carl B. Stokes ap peared before the board and conceded Cleveland had a "sorry' history" of pollution abatement.

Have we had a sorry from those who stood in the way of these children being saved?

The team, formerly known as the Cape Fear Crocs, had a sorry finish in Fayetteville, now the largest metropolitan area in the state without a pro baseball team.

With the exception of Germany's spectacular 7 1 thrashing of Brazil in the first semifinal, the latter stages of the World Cup have, for many years, had a sorry tendency to be dominated by anxieties and goalies and penalty kicks.

By G. F. T. Ryall The New Yorker, June 4 , 1960P. 102 What with Venetian Way's trainer dismissing his Preakness jocky because he was beaten, and the Throughbred Racing Protective Bureau, Inc., broadcasting its suspicions that the colt had been tampered with the race at Pimlico had a sorry aftermath.

She had a sorry-looking pile of bananas on her stand, but it was really just a facade.

India has a sorry history of burying sectarian violence.

It has a sorry history of late, oversold and over-budget missions.

Banks have a sorry history of not questioning the provenance of some public officials' sudden wealth.

But boxing fans have a sorry history of forgiving their favourite fighters for despicable actions outside the ring.