Sentence examples for pitiable effort from inspiring English sources
It was a pitiable effort by any standard, especially by a player of his glorified stature.
The primary conclusion is that in spite of long-lasting public efforts, NRE sources represent only a pitiable fraction of the energy produced, delivered, and consumed in Norway, and only modest industrial development dynamics have taken place.
For all Mr. Mitnick's effort to present Ms. Neabor as a pitiable figure, Robert D. Bernardi, the county prosecutor, insisted when questioned that he would not agree to reducing the charges against her.
Transcendent purpose is effectively communicated through stories – for example, by describing the pitiable situations of actual, named customers and how their problems were solved by your efforts.
It's just so awful". America, and the world, may seem to be in quite a shambles right now, but Janis has seen it in a pitiable state before, and he's never been afraid to step outside of a purely artistic role to make one small effort to heal divisions with music.
Taking care of your external appearance is important and good to boost your self esteem, but obsessive attention and frantic efforts to "look better" can actually make you like a hypochondriac, neurotic, and miserable; and also look pitiable!
Initially, his grovelling was pitiable.
The pitiable African woman.
