pity
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She isn’t a figure of pity or depravity, just a woman with the unsteadiness of a fawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The antagonist role gave rise to his signature catchphrase, “I pity the fool!” a quote that has become synonymous with the actor himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Neighbouring towns have bespoke clubs and clubhouses and facilities and it's a pity that a city the size of Derry doesn't have such a facility of its own," Bloomfield said.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Misery loves company, so enjoy the global pity party that’s developing over governments’ fiscal distress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
This time Mrs. Diamant did not speak of pity.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
What If they knew the panoply of pities we can name—pities for them, for ourselves?
From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2023
Elsewhere, he pities how negating our emotions contributes to anxiety and depression and encourages viewers to chase their dreams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
Sheila Veal, 62, pities the alleged shooter, saying his consumption and propagation of such a hateful ideology didn’t allow him to fully engage with the world.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
Rome exalts the furbo, or clever, and pities the fesso, or fool.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2018
He pities his parents when they speak to him this way, for having no experience of being young and in love.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
An essential part of respect is to not be pitied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
His fans rolled with his excesses and pitied his life tragedies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
If I lived nearby, I could help out easily with prepared meals or some such, but I don’t want to make them uncomfortable or pitied by giving them cold hard cash.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2022
But the idea that Ukrainians are to be pitied is repugnant to him.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
Perhaps some storyteller saw the helpless, suffering creature Odysseus left behind as a thing to be pitied.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Mr. T is pitying the fool — or, in this case, Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
Some, like Christina, look at me in a pitying way, their eyebrows drawn in, their mouths turned down at the corners.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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