pity

Example Sentences

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It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Conway ran his socks off, the pity being he was playing out wide, and at times, almost as a wing-back, which is very far away from where he is most effective.

From BBC • 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

It’s a pity that the rest of us have to be along for the ride.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Not until Gingersnipes turned, a look of unbearable pity in her eyes, did Clare find himself able to move.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman