pitying

Example Sentences

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It elicited pitying sighs from Labour's enlarged cohort of MPs, struggling to fit on the green benches on the government side of the House of Commons.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

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

Yet when I tried to posit her as a peer of those artists, the stares I received were blank and pitying.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

So in addition to the hurt and confusion were all their pitying looks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2021

She looked at you with pitying eyes—which I didn’t like.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman