pitying
Example Sentences
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Josh: In our quest to become better recyclers, Melissa, I found myself pitying the ephemeral life of a pizza box.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
"I didn't want it to be a 'doom and gloom moment' because I can't deal with people pitying me," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023
“I also knew I should be able to tell the darker stories, without having you pitying me.”
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Please join me in pitying whoever has to sit behind DJ D-Nice’s big hat tonight.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2022
The priest measured him with a pitying look.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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