Thesaurus / piteous

piteous

How to use piteous in a sentence

It was piteous to see how in these intervals his delusions were always shaped by the bitterest experiences of his life.

RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON

Human and animal cries blended in one piteous appeal for mercy.

A LOST HEROELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD AND HERBERT D. WARD

And an answering cry sounded across the lagoon—thin, wailing, piteous.

The colored woman came running, and with her Grace, who looked at the wan features of the soldier with piteous eyes.

His childhood, except when he could be rocked and sung into sickly sleep, was one long piteous wail.

Yours arent very big, she said, with a piteous attempt at her old lightness, but mine are.

THOSE DALE GIRLSFRANK WESTON CARRUTH

It was piteous to see the poor fool's struggles to regain the reason he had so madly parted with.

History has few more piteous sermons to preach on the vanity of all the works of men.

BELGIUMGEORGE W. T. (GEORGE WILLIAM THOMSON) OMOND

"That—that is the wind-up," said the poor Nabob, who could not help laughing, though it was a very piteous and bitter laugh.

THE NABOBALPHONSE DAUDET

Her look at this moment was so awe-struck and piteous, that the soul of the man who loved her yearned to give her courage.

OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FOREST

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OCTOBER 26, 1985