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How do you use Pathetic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like pitiable or pitiful, plus the exact meaning.

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Pathetic in a sentence

Pathetic | Pathetically

Pathetic meaning

  1. Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
  2. Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
  3. Expressing or showing anger; passionate.

Using Pathetic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. | Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy. | Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
  • Useful related words include: pitiable, pitiful, silly, ridiculous.
  • In the example corpus, pathetic often appears in combinations such as: the pathetic, pathetic and, is pathetic.

Context around Pathetic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Pathetic

  • In this selection, "pathetic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, payton, feel, pretty, job, nature and questioning stand out and add context to how "pathetic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all its pathetic self pity and also rather pathetic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pathetic" sits close to words such as accents, amplitude and bidaskclub, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pathetic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Lol what a pathetic move. (5 words)

Thank you so much Sean Payton…pathetic job, NFL…just pathetic. (11 words)

Is twisted and pathetic soul ready to watch me kill him now? (12 words)

He might be a good DC bit as far as coaching goes he’s pathetic but Telesco won’t get rid of him because it’s his third hire and he probably won’t get snot chance or else he’s gone also. (43 words)

It is pathetic that the National Legal Adviser, rather than providing an unbiased legal opinion to guide deliberations of organs of the Party would descend so low as to imagine that threats of disciplinary action is what is required at this point. (42 words)

As the oldest daughter in my own family, I'm an expert: for all its pathetic self-pity and mind-numbing narcissism, Harry's tales of perceived second-best treatment could have been written by my own sister. (38 words)

Is twisted and pathetic soul ready to watch me kill him now? (12 words)

Example sentences (20)

Thank you so much Sean Payton…pathetic job, NFL…just pathetic.

Adding to the pathetic nature of the governor’s display, a Trump attorney told NBC News that the former president will to authorities in New York next week.

As a 40-year-old man, I couldn’t help but feel pathetic; questioning my own actions, and their underlying motives.

As father and son continue to be at odds, Kendall's efforts resonate with audiences as both pathetic and unfortunate as he shields his neediness with arrogance.

As the oldest daughter in my own family, I'm an expert: for all its pathetic self-pity and mind-numbing narcissism, Harry's tales of perceived second-best treatment could have been written by my own sister.

But after a hard-fought series it is pretty pathetic,” a source close to the Australian camp told the network.

He might be a good DC bit as far as coaching goes he’s pathetic but Telesco won’t get rid of him because it’s his third hire and he probably won’t get snot chance or else he’s gone also.

His pathetic attempts were futile, and he was brought back to face the consequences.

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In her remarks, Judge O’Rouke found he had manipulated the child and used her desperate need for money to satisfy his “pathetic and disgraceful” sexual desires.

Is twisted and pathetic soul ready to watch me kill him now?

It is mystifying that the EPA could be so sloppy, such a pathetic sentinel, over what protects this country.

It is pathetic that the National Legal Adviser, rather than providing an unbiased legal opinion to guide deliberations of organs of the Party would descend so low as to imagine that threats of disciplinary action is what is required at this point.

It’s terrifying and pathetic, yet somehow it gets past all the vested gatekeepers that should know better and be blowing their whistles for that era of reciprocal post-filling to stop.

Killers of the Flower Moon is, at last, a great bellow of outrage echoing through the void of Ernest Burkhart, one of this director’s most pathetic, interesting specimens, a human jellyfish complicit in his complacency.

Lol what a pathetic move.

No longer must we listen with hushed sympathy to the pathetic excuses of its elusive managers.

Not long after the podcast was released, Brittany that it is “pathetic” when grown men hate on women.

Rich will leave, or spend money on tax advisors, and tax revenues will be pathetic, if we try to impose unfair tax burdens on them.

She said it was it a 'pathetic, rambling, empty-air sandwich of — I can't even call it an apology — an attempt to dissuade people from hating his company and him.

Sir John Hayes, the outspoken chairman of the Common Sense group of MPs waded into the right-wing backlash, saying: “This award is a matter of regret, but also rather pathetic.

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Common combinations with pathetic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pathetic" in a sentence?
An example: "Thank you so much Sean Payton…pathetic job, NFL…just pathetic." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pathetic" from authentic English texts.
What does "pathetic" mean?
Pathetic means: Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
What are synonyms of "pathetic"?
Common synonyms of "pathetic" include: pitiable, pitiful, silly, ridiculous, contemptible, unfortunate, wretched, poor. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "pathetic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pathetic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.