- present participle of pity.
pitying
Example Sentences
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Josh: In our quest to become better recyclers, Melissa, I found myself pitying the ephemeral life of a pizza box.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
"I didn't want it to be a 'doom and gloom moment' because I can't deal with people pitying me," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023
“I also knew I should be able to tell the darker stories, without having you pitying me.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
"You know, these fears that people are looking at him and just pitying him."
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2021
I can’t look at her pitying, self-justifying face any longer.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
