| My outrageous and pathetically demonstrative response arose in its entirety out of my sad and deeply personal unresolved childhood hurts. |
| Standing up quickly, she watched the boy roll around on the floor pathetically, crying, gasping and retching. |
| The north-east is a strategic area and yet coverage of events there is pathetically meagre. |
| Reading will save me from looking too pathetically alone and friendless all day. |
| By now our carbide lamps were providing only a pathetically small amount of illumination. |
| Unable to get back to sleep, I headed down to breakfast, feeling groggy but pathetically pleased with myself. |
