Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• Jan 6, 2016 ... that sorry state of affairs doesn't prevent doctors from trying to cure people, from curing many people, or treating them successfully without ...
• Critics often blame that sorry state of affairs on the nation's schools, especially the social studies class
• room. Such expressions of anxiety, of course, are not.
• However, the by now oft
• told tale is that that sorry state of affairs has begun to change. "Quietly and without attracting much consumer attention," said wine critic  ...
• Sep 16, 2015 ... While we are apportioning blame for that sorry state of affairs, let's not forget the politicians and members of the punditocracy who pretend that ...

• (spoken) also a sorry state of affairs. a bad situation that you find upsetting It's a sad state of affairs when schools don't provide a basic education for their ...
• (spoken) also a sorry state of affairs. a bad situation that you find upsetting It's a sad state of affairs when schools don't provide a basic education for their ...
• Sorry state of affairs. Apologize to your wives, your teammates, your friends, your bosses, your family and the people you hurt. But leave us out of it. Getty Images.
• A situation or set of circumstances: the survey revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools. More example sentences. I don't want to travel by public transport as I ...