deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl 
2
: lamentable
a deplorable death
deplorableness
noun
Synonyms
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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Kareem Garner, 47, was arrested after police found dogs living in deplorable conditions and several items indicative of dog fighting while serving a search warrant at his house in the 1300 block of Lillian Avenue.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
Loading your audio article A Virginia company that bred beagles in deplorable conditions was recently ordered to pay $35 million for violations of the Animal Cruelty Act and federal environmental statutes.
—The Virginian Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
New York State Police arrested the 24-year-old woman after her son was found living in deplorable conditions with fractured ribs and bruising on his body, New York State Police announced Thursday in a news release.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
But that failure raises the question of whether the decision to invade Iraq was unwise from its inception or was proved unwise because of deplorable execution.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
Loading your audio article A Virginia company that bred beagles in deplorable conditions was recently ordered to pay $35 million for violations of the Animal Cruelty Act and federal environmental statutes.
—The Virginian Pilot and Daily Press Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
New York State Police arrested the 24-year-old woman after her son was found living in deplorable conditions with fractured ribs and bruising on his body, New York State Police announced Thursday in a news release.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
But that failure raises the question of whether the decision to invade Iraq was unwise from its inception or was proved unwise because of deplorable execution.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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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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