The once powerful navy was reduced to a pitiful state.
Many of the humans I had met were in a pitiful state, old and enfeebled long before their time.
He had watched all the other guests drink themselves into a pitiful state.
For unknown reasons, her life's frustrations were projected onto the pitiful state of commercial radio.
The sad thing is that if she was a pet I would be prosecuted for keeping her alive in such a pitiful state.
People didn't carry around suspicions strong enough to leave a treecat in this pitiful state without good reason.
As they drew closer to the house, Jude could see what a pitiful state it was in.
I am reduced to the pitiful state of praying that once more she will jilt him.
Left at the mercy of nature and vandals, today it is in a pitiful state.
His body tone contrasts with the pitiful state of the show's heroes.
