pity
Example Sentences
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And a woman who's lost a baby doesn't deal with just grief and trauma, but also shame and pity.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
"It's a pity" China has missed out on every World Cup except 2002, he said, given football's popularity at home.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
After receiving her payout in November 2025, she told the BBC: "At last, after 26 years, they've recognised justice," adding it was a "pity they took so long".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I know firsthand that working people and farmers don’t want handouts or pity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
His eyes brimmed with such pity and sadness, I sobbed and crumpled over myself, ashamed at how close I had come, so very close, just to fail.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing pity
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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