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
Please join me in pitying whoever has to sit behind DJ D-Nice’s big hat tonight.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2022
“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
Ruthie gives me a pitying look before taking off back down the hall, to a meal that I am beginning to fear I may never get to enjoy.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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