Sentence examples for pitiful performance from inspiring English sources

"They make a pitiful performance," Mr. Conable said.

A fairly pitiful performance all round but not unusual for the Ofcom-regulated UK market.

Equally, I could never feel trust in their party, having seen their pitiful performance in a coalition.

But when was the last time the Japanese economy was a source of anxiety in Washington or anywhere else, other than for its pitiful performance?

But perhaps the best reason for the speculation about Mr Ishihira's future, apart from his own ambition, is the pitiful performance in parliament of the minority parties.

"By refunding the cost of admission for their supporters, we would like to apologize for the pitiful performance," the club said in a news release.

Mr. Yadav faces a raft of corruption charges, and Bihar itself has one of the most pitiful performances among Indian state economies.

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.

This pitiful Salford performance was devoid of the characteristics that distinguished his playing days as a prop nicknamed Rhino at Hull. "This is not what Karl Harrison is about, and not what the team I am associated with is about," he said, admitting some of his players had simply "given up".

Singers who were hotly tipped at the start of the year – Jack Garratt, Frances – had pitiful commercial performances; we are still waiting for a 2016 debut album by a British artist to go gold.

Despite all of this, as well as Geostorm's pitiful box-office performance, he has two more upcoming films in the pipeline: Hunter Killer and Den of Thieves, with the latter set for an early 2018 release.