sorry plight

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

Similar to 'sad', expresses pity for the unfortunate situation.

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Examples (10)

  • The refugees were in a sorry plight after losing everything.
  • I felt deep sympathy for her sorry plight.
  • His financial plight was indeed a sorry one.
  • The country found itself in a truly sorry plight after the war.
  • Despite their sorry plight, they never lost hope.
  • She described the children's sorry plight with tears in her eyes.
  • The charity aims to alleviate the sorry plight of the homeless.
  • It's a sorry plight when basic necessities are unaffordable.
  • He was left in a sorry plight after his business failed.
  • We must not ignore the sorry plight of those affected by the disaster.