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aching, agonized, anguished, bemoaning, bewailing, bitter, deploring, doleful, dolesome, dolorous, funeral, grieving, heartbroken, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, plangent, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, sorry, wailing, weeping
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There are few things more dangerous than false climate science, critics correctly argue, before hopefully realizing there's little more dangerous in this emergency than a woeful and petty distraction. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "The Amazon is burning. The climate is changing. And we're doing nothing to stop it," 4 Sep. 2019 They are expected to be decent on offense and borderline woeful on defense. — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, "ASU vs. Sacramento State picks, predictions: Will Arizona State roll on Friday night?," 4 Sep. 2019 And its fighter jets, tanks and submarines are in a woeful state of disrepair. — Los Angeles Times, "U.S. envoy warns Germany: Pay more or risk losing protection," 9 Aug. 2019 Opponents Fiorentina were woeful last term, narrowly avoiding relegation courtesy of a three-point buffer over Empoli in 18th-place. — SI.com, "Fiorentina vs Napoli Preview: Where to Watch, Live Stream, Buy Tickets & Kick Off Time," 21 Aug. 2019 After a woeful Friday performance, the offense responded with action (more good plays) and words (out-chirping the chirpy 49ers). — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Another game, another chance to progress for Broncos quarterback Drew Lock," 18 Aug. 2019 The calling card that brought Allen to IU initially, his defensive acumen helped improve a woeful unit from nearly last in the country in 2015 to 27th in total defense just two seasons later. — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, "Talent infusion, improved depth has Tom Allen betting on his IU football team like he never has before," 18 July 2019 It all ads up: Ad-tracking firm Advertising Analytics released a report about anticipated political advertising expenditures in the 2020 election with some woeful news for Ohio. — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com, "Ohio’s anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ law blocked by federal judge: Capitol Letter," 4 July 2019 Sanders singlehandedly led the often-woeful Lions to five playoff appearances in the 1990s. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Fantasy Football Flashback: Greatest Running Backs of the Century," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'woeful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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