pathos
Example Sentences
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But the novel acquires pathos as a pendant to “Lives of the Saints.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Berlant describes their shared sensibility, the ability to simultaneously play comedy and pathos, as a kind of freedom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Braff: I think that it’s Bill’s unique mix of comedy and pathos and emotion and fantasy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
But Ms. MeLampy is a gifted writer who works her grandmother’s material into her book with sparing pathos and plenty of humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Aposiopesis—a sudden breaking off as if at a loss for words—can be intended to stir pathos.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing pathos
Argumentative Writing
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AP English Lit exam terms
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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