Example Sentences

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Piteously, I would hear only the first part.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2018

Piteously she tried to plead with him, but it was as though an obscuring veil had been dropped upon her.

From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Piteously she looked up into his pale, stern face and clasped her hands.

From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles

Piteously, piteously, I Meleager make lamentation for thee, my dear, even among the dead, an idle gift to Acheron.

From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by Mackail, J. W. (John William)

Piteously cold though she was, the blood rushed to her face as she uttered the words; but Malipieri felt it in his throat and eyes.

From The Heart of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)