poor old

Frequency: 6.19.2 per million words

Used to express sympathy or pity.

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Examples (10)

  • Oh, poor old John, he lost his job.
  • It's a shame about poor old Mrs. Smith, she's all alone now.
  • Did you hear about poor old Fido? He hurt his paw.
  • I feel so sorry for poor old Tom, he's always having bad luck.
  • Come here, you poor old thing, let me give you a hug.
  • They took away his car, the poor old man.
  • She broke her favorite vase, poor old soul.
  • Look at that poor old cat, it looks so cold.
  • He missed his flight again, poor old chap.
  • What a day for poor old Martha, everything went wrong.