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Recent Examples of deplorable As co-chair of the public health committee, she’s heard stories of deplorable conditions in cities but not in her district. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025 This unworthy and deplorable act undermines the memory of those who died for France. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 Their treatment of us and of the Tamimi case is deplorable. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025 Canton couple accused of keeping animals in 'deplorable conditions' A 41-year-old Canton, Ohio, woman was recently arrested and charged with domestic violence and taken to jail. Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for deplorable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplorable
Adjective
  • As del Toro sees it, Frankenstein’s pitiful creation has been cursed with life, cannot be killed (even bullets don’t stop him) and must face the same existential crisis that confronts us all.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Over 1,000 murdered whilst queuing for aid, starved due to their siege, whilst pitiful amounts of aid delivered by a sham agency controlled by Israel.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This was a senseless and tragic loss.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nicknamed Lucky and Lucky II, two baby pterosaurs who came to a tragic end.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Shootouts are lame in comparison.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • On the other hand, Powell probably has little incentive to commit firmly given high lame-duck status and the fact that more employment and inflation numbers will hit before the September meeting.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This was the unfortunate and tragic outcome.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This latest ‘oopsie’ also fits an unfortunate pattern.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But that cheaper investment has largely been eviscerated, according to a cadre of sports bankers CNBC interviewed.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Travelers can snag cheap flights to explore New York in September and October.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Soldiers stationed in the area remarked on the wretched smell of decomposition well into 1917, a year after the battle ended.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Invisible anguish is especially wretched.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And putting it on her fingers and in your babies mouth is disgusting.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Because there are more aliens aboard the Maginot than just a Xenomorph, Hawley adds a few new wrinkles to the usual disgusting Alien progression of face-hugger to chest-burster.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Wearing shoes in the home tracks soil from outside, leaving floors dirtier and requiring more frequent sweeping.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Deplorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplorable. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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