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 was simply a person who had nothing to share, nothing worth sharing,” she remembers, pitying her “big pink teacher” for not understanding.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2022

When someone is pitying, that's the end of the conversation for me.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021

Exception 1.—Before ing or ish, the final y is retained to prevent the doubling of the i: as, pity + ing = pitying.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton