Sentence examples for pathetic character from inspiring English sources

"David Brent was a darker and more pathetic character," Mr. Krasinski said.

She feels that Miss Finney is a pathetic character and imagines that her life is very drab and sad.

Jamahl Marsh gives a composed and appealing performance as the doomed man, but he's never the pathetic character of Mr. Gaines's novel.

Given this context, Gauthe — who ultimately confessed to molesting dozens of children — is a pathetic character, but he is no more odious than the bishops and monsignors who covered up his "deviance" for years before a complaint was ever filed.

Auster is a compassionate resource for Meg, but a pathetic character himself who fakes literary accomplishments to impress the girl and later uses his emotional leverage to indulge his sexual impulses.

I don't really believe that Feig, whose movie is the first in a while to feature women who sound a lot like women, thinks that the reason that we feel empathy and not contempt for Wiig's delightfully, deliriously, awesomely messed-up and pathetic character is because she used to own a bakery.

In some circles, these two and their brethren might be deemed pathetic characters.

The actors, particularly Mr. Bartenieff and Ms. O'Connell, present their pathetic characters with shrewdness and gusto.

As his parents, David Schofield and Leslie Hope bring even more depth to these pathetic characters, whose lives are also graced in the process.

"We identify ourselves as three pathetic characters in the real world, and we wanted to make fun of that.

The role showcased Damon's total lack of vanity and, yet again, his ability to give depth to often pathetic characters.