Sentence examples for no pathetic from inspiring English sources

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He is scarcely required to prove his expertise; the thrill of watching the marshals blunder through a graveyard during a hurricane, or Teddy tiptoe through Ward C, the maximum-security wing, with light and water dripping from on high and misting spookily underfoot, shows a director in such command of his skills that no pathetic fallacy escapes him.

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After two deflating defeats at Shea Stadium by the no-longer-pathetic Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets' hitters can't afford to stay in their slump in Atlanta.

Pathetic no, but strategic perhaps.

Most parents will say no to a pathetic attempt such as begging.

They're no more pathetic than any others and I guess children like them.

But it's no less pathetic to yap on and on about how hilarious it is that some people, somewhere, have grown older.

There is no more pathetic sight than a fully grown human, terrified of a little sting, flapping and waving at a tiny wasp.

There could be no more pathetic scene than these taxi-drivers and their wives, the deprived children of difficult history, who were rejoicing at a salvation that was actually a deliverance to danger.

But while players can levitate like hummingbirds at the rim, and perform spin moves choreographed by cyclones, their desire to engage in a marital game of risk is no more pathetic than a salesman trolling the barfly scene while his wife sits at home.

No such pathetic fantasy will work this time.

It is no less pathetic when state offices turn a blind eye to instances of polygamy or even take a supportive attitude towards it and thereby further encourage the abuse of human rights.

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