sad case
informal a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic
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How to use sad case in a sentence
The takeaway point from this sad case is readily apparent: rushing to judgment ruins lives.
He remembered one very sad case of a boy he knew being arrested at Alexandria for breaking into a store at night.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser"It is a strange case, my son; a sad case," he said, thoughtfully.
Gabriel Conroy | Bert HarteIt is a sad case for a man who never used to care a straw for a soul on earth.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanA large proportion of those women who have been convicted of cruelty to children are in this sad case.
The Criminal & the Community | James Devon
I was quite right when I told poor Phoebe that her sad case was not without alleviation.
Uncle Max | Rosa Nouchette Carey
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