Sentence examples for while pathetic from inspiring English sources

The Court found that Alvarez's lies, while "pathetic" were not made to gain benefits or privileges given to those who had actually earned the Medal of Honor.

It seems whip-smart while slightly pathetic — an instance of supervised creative play in the progressive nursery of the museum.

It took a while longer for the pathetic Blagojevich to collapse, but I was heartened to see a legislature finally doing what was right, with no senators voting against impeachment on the day Illinois started to have a chance to breathe fresh air again.

"He becomes also a pathetic figure, pathetically lonely for attentions he has never received while alive.

Phoenix is withdrawn, awkward and pathetic, while the film, shot mostly on 65mm, looks glorious.

Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has called the actor's departure unpatriotic and "pathetic," while the labor minister, Michel Sapin, deemed it the sign of a "form of personal degeneration".

The marines seemed to be facing a mix of Iraqis, some of them Republican Guard troops, while others were pathetic farmers who apparently had been conscripted.

The lads-on-tour format lets Zak play out his bravado ("we're record men!") while keeping his pathetic nature bubbling just under the surface.

Souness, sitting at his side in the studio at Stamford Bridge, was equally scathing and described the conduct as "pathetic" while praising PSG as "a proper team" for standing up to their hosts.

After the match on 14 December, Newcastle manager Alan Pardew described the incident as "pretty pathetic" while Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "What happened is not a good example".

Eduardo Paes called the show "ridiculous and pathetic", while the Rio de Janeiro bid committee condemned the "irresponsible and reckless use" of the city's image.