a hapless victim.
a lamentable decision.
a pitiful fate.
a sorry state of affairs.
a wretched life.
her clothes were in sad shape.
his poor distorted limbs.
miserable victims of war.
my finances were in a deplorable state.
Oh, you poor thing.
piteous appeals for help.
pitiable homeless children.
pitiable lack of character.
pitiful exhibition of cowardice.
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic.
their efforts were pathetic.