What a lousy place for children to be stuck in.

This might be because, he says, "there's no reason to include a school if it's a lousy place."

That last paragraph was a lousy place to end his journal entry.

Combat is a lousy place to test new technology.

If she had, I wouldn't be in this lousy place.

And when-pleadingly-were they going to get out of this lousy place?

But what a lousy place to try to get some kind of conversation going with your son.

"These are kids who are aware of many ways in which world is a pretty lousy place," he said.

Hope you didn't think I could hang around a lousy place like this all night.

And it gets him out of this lousy place.