have pity
Example Sentences
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But I see people gaily trotting along in flip-flops or sandals, dependent on their cellphones, often lost — gasp! no GPS! — and it’s a little hard to have pity for them.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021
“She certainly didn’t have pity parties,” LaFave said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
However, he did express his feelings, writing in the Auschwitz memorial’s guest book in Spanish: “Lord, have pity on your people. Lord, forgive so much cruelty.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2016
TranslationBird on a briar, bird, bird on a briar,We come from love, and love we crave,Blissful bird, have pity on me,Or dig, love, dig for me my grave.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2013
‘If you took this thing on yourself, unwilling, at others’ asking, then you have pity and honour from me.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
