Example Sentences

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“How many people have ever heard of aphasia? Pitifully few,” Williamson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Pitifully he divined her shame and terror; and though he knew her very well, beyond mistake, he said evenly: "Don't worry—there isn't any light."

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

Pitifully small grew the weekly sum which Richard brought home to meet the growing need of those who belonged to him.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances

Pitifully enough it is often a deliberate mistake—the only way or the easiest way one finds to quiet an unsatisfied heart.

From The Business of Being a Woman by Tarbell, Ida M.

Pitifully the storm blew her into his arms, a tossed and straying thing that could not speak for sobs; pitifully and with a rough incoherent sound he gathered and held her in that refuge.

From The Imperialist by Duncan, Sara Jeannette