Sentence examples for looked pitiful from inspiring English sources

The poor performance on Wednesday night was a throwback to the bad old days of two decades ago, when the national team often looked pitiful on the road in the Americas, to say nothing of Europe.

Lowe's first big stores looked "pitiful," with narrow aisles and dark floors, says Bridgeford.

From looking pitiful one minute, "his eyes and face would swiftly twitch into wild vivacity and mirth".

It makes your sedentary, microwave meal-eating, Pokémon Go-playing life look pitiful in comparison; but, on the plus side, you're not the one refusing to change out of your shorts for the entire day.

"Will you keep on doing this till you fall over, or will there come a time when you decide to pack it in and paint pictures or plant an orchard instead?" "The ageing process isn't terribly pretty… and you don't want yourself splattered all over the place if you look pitiful.

First he sat by the door looking pitiful and starved.

"We look pitiful in the media when it comes to good health, exercise and holistic approaches to living as we age," she said.

First (if you're female) you have to look pitiful or sympathetic so people want to do things for you.

You don't want to get back in touch if you're feeling and looking pitiful and run-down by your breakup.

Her arms looked so pitiful I could hardly touch her, I was afraid of breaking her.

The Crew looked pretty pitiful until Dallas went down to 10 men in early in the second half.