How to use "pathetic" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "pathetic" in popular movie and book plots

  • Aishwarys cries to Murugan and feels bad that she was responsible for his pathetic situation.  - Kaadhal
  • Spike says that he’s a pathetic ghost, since he can’t pick things up and scare people.  - Hell Bound (Angel)
  • Ross makes one final pathetic plea to Merrick, who refuses him, saying that's just the way things are.  - The Elephant Man (play)
  • Miyoei's father, in a pathetic state, also pays Miyoharu a visit as his last recourse to secure a loan and save his life from his debtors.  - A Geisha
  • After returning to collect their reward from Ryan, they discover that he got a pathetic tattoo of a rhino, only because Glauren loves rhinos.  - Haggard: The Movie
  • The demon agrees, although he considers it pathetic that feelings concerning the Slayer have led Spike to this.  - Villains (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • The Marshall arrives and tells Huey to "Drop the pathetic gun right this minute".  - Dear Wendy
  • Cleveland apologizes for his actions, but Loretta sees him as pathetic for doing so and kicks him out of their house.  - The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire
  • Ito often heard from fellow co-workers that Tasogare Seibei was a very unfortunate character, a most pathetic samurai with no luck at all.  - The Twilight Samurai
  • Mohan understands the pathetic situation and realises that many villages in India are still like Kodi.  - Swades
  • I shall parade you before their conquered peoples as the fallen idol of a pathetic ideal.  - Ultima VIII: Pagan
  • In the early 21st century, Zane is living a pathetic life without money or employment.  - On a Pale Horse
  • Middle-aged real estate agent Joe Boyd is a long-suffering fan of the pathetic Washington Senators baseball team.  - Damn Yankees
  • Marcia eventually gives up eating and dies in pathetic circumstances.  - Quartet in Autumn
  • When Nick doesn't laugh at Leo's pathetic display of comedy, Leo insults Nick, who quietly but firmly puts Leo in his place.  - A Thousand Clowns
  • After revealing Jesus as nothing more than a pathetic human being ("Behold the man.  - Jesus Christ Superstar

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