Sentence examples for is less pitiful from inspiring English sources

The comment, probably inspired by the Wife of Bath and her glee at wedding, bedding, dominating and surviving five husbands, says: "A woman is less pitiful than a man, more envious than a serpent and more malicious than a tyrant, more deceitful than a devil".

And when his loneliness becomes unbearable, Ms Scott is less interested in soliciting our tears than in spotting the moment it becomes anger: "One moment a pitiful, scarred unhappy child.

While she liked "That's How Strong My Love Is, Chuck Williss' "It's Too Late", "For Your Precious Love" (previously a hit by The Impressions), Sam Cooke's "Nothing Can Change This Love", and Cropper's/Redding's "Mr. Pitiful", she was less enthusiastic about "Chained and Bound", "I Want to Thank You" and "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend", which mimic aspects of Cooke's sound.

In his last year as England boss, his salary was a pitiful £7,200 – less than some Division 3 managers were earning.

It is beyond pitiful.

It is a pitiful picture.

This is a pitiful value.

His is a pitiful task.

It is a pitiful amount.

This deference hypersensitivity is a pitiful digression.

It is a pitiful waste," he said.