- present participle of pity.
pitying
Example Sentences
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“The waits are insane,” he said, pitying people who had only a day in the park and were hoping to hit all of the highlights by bus.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
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
When someone is pitying, that's the end of the conversation for me.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2021
Remedios the Beauty, who was clutching the sheet by the other end, gave a pitying smile.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
