pity
Example Sentences
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And yet, in the end, you can’t help but pity the man.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
My role was to kick Elvis in the shin so a girl he liked would take pity on him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
One thing Welsh rugby does not want is pity or derision.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
You are correct: You will get pulled under financially, spiritually and emotionally if you continue to acquiesce to his demands or play host to his decades-long pity parties.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
I will try to act as young as possible, so maybe they will be kinder & take pity on me.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing pity
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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