take pity on
Example Sentences
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My role was to kick Elvis in the shin so a girl he liked would take pity on him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Poe Ratcho: A play-on-words for poveraccio, meaning “poor guy” or someone you take pity on.
From The Verge • Mar. 5, 2022
At the end, though, they take pity on us, signing off with a glistening rainbow over the world’s tallest waterfall.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
Forst suggested the Dodgers find a way for Zaidi to take pity on them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2018
Did he take pity on me, a boy separated from his family?
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
