pity
Example Sentences
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Pity as its title character gains health, the film loses its verve.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
One person wrote: "These were the best rooms on campus. Pity they demolished them."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023
Pity the American composer interested in writing orchestral music.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Pity the future Little Leaguers who will have to stare down Graham-Bo’s fastball.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
SCORPIUS: Pity is a start, my friend, a foundation on which to build a palace—a palace of love.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing pity
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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"Fine?" Vocabulary from the short story
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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