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In keeping with the economic realities impinging on the story, the film was shot in Louisiana for tax-incentive purposes; while the rundown locations are well suited to the story's gone-to-seed atmosphere, the absence of New Orleans color and the indiscriminate mix of tough-guy accents suggest these sorry-ass proceedings could be taking place anywhere.

Mob hit on genre rules

We, as readers, get that this void is Charlie's inability to love those around him, but all he seems to be aware of is that this hag-like oppression has reduced him to a depressed, sorry-ass, thirty-something, alcoholic janitor with erectile dysfunction.

Craig Francis Power, Blood Relatives

The phrase "his sorry-ass horse--his secretary," on the other hand, omits the copula before a noun (Bambara 87).

The role of dialect representation in speaking from the margins: "The Lesson" of Toni Cade Bambara

I get the sense you're painfully aware that you're a sorry-ass.

The Seven Very Liberal Arts: A Crown of Sonnets

The Fleshies are the kind of band that befits a riotous house party in the middle of a sorry-ass ghetto.

The Fleshies

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