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

And yet, in the end, you can’t help but pity the man.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

You are correct: You will get pulled under financially, spiritually and emotionally if you continue to acquiesce to his demands or play host to his decades-long pity parties.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

I can tell she feels pity for me and blames herself for not having been a better mother and stopped me from being so rebellious.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar