"he felt depressed and miserable" "a message of hope for suffering humanity" "wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages"
"a hapless victim" "miserable victims of war" "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" "piteous appeals for help" "pitiable homeless children" "a pitiful fate" "Oh, you poor thing" "his poor distorted limbs" "a wretched life"
"abject cowardice" "a low stunt to pull" "a low-down sneak" "his miserable treatment of his family" "You miserable skunk!" "a scummy rabble" "a scurvy trick"
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city" "woeful treatment of the accused" "woeful errors of judgment"
"a wet miserable weekend" "spent a wretched night on the floor"
"a measly tip" "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief" "a paltry wage" "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"