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

“I just have to have faith for a miracle to happen and the government to take pity on old people like me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

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

Holding my breath nervously, I pray she will take pity on me and scoop my ladle of soup from the bottom of the pot, where all the solid food rests.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung