deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl 
2
: lamentable
a deplorable death
deplorableness
noun
Examples of deplorable in a Sentence
we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship
condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living
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Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Attorneys for detainees at the Everglades facility have called the conditions deplorable, writing in court documents that rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The responding officers noted that the four children lived in the home, and conditions were deplorable.
—Mamie Bah, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
So the operators used natural gas to generate heat at night, and also during the day if the sun was blocked by deplorable clouds.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Attorneys for detainees at the Everglades facility have called the conditions deplorable, writing in court documents that rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The responding officers noted that the four children lived in the home, and conditions were deplorable.
—Mamie Bah, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
So the operators used natural gas to generate heat at night, and also during the day if the sun was blocked by deplorable clouds.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Deplorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplorable. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplōr-ə-bəl
-ˈplȯr-
1
: deserving to be deplored : lamentable
a deplorable accident
2
: very bad : wretched
deplorable conditions
deplorableness
noun
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