Sentence examples for pitiful from inspiring English sources
pitiful
Feeling pity; merciful.
The word "pitiful" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe something that is very sad or unfortunate. For example, "The poor dog was suffering in the heat, it was a pitiful sight.".
There is regular allusion to a table which their Uncle Julian admits "is overlarge now for the pitiful remnant of our family".
In a world where we so often judge by appearance, for instance, there is perhaps a virtue in promoting these pitiful creatures that is also consistent with a logo, opening parade and metal tower which promise to make the London games the ugliest in Olympic history.
It's a pitiful aspect of the food industry that there's a pay hierarchy.
In the recent byelection in west Belfast, there was a pitiful turnout of unionist voters in the loyalist-Protestant heartland of the Shankill Road.
The UK has accepted a pitiful number of UN refugees.
His pitiful poll ratings need a boost and he hopes to win back disgruntled teachers who may have abandoned his party.
With odds of her winning standing at 9/1, many are optimistic she could redeem the UK's pitiful past record on the Eurovision stage, where Englebert Humperdinck scored only 12 points in 2012 and Bonnie Tyler was placed 19th last year.
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