pity
Example Sentences
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Kerr, who has called eel trafficking the "greatest wildlife crime" on the planet, said the vote was a "real pity," but there were some silver linings.
From Barron's
"I begged them not to hurt me. I called on the saints and begged them. But their hearts didn't pity me. They violated me."
From BBC
It is a pity because such perspective would help us grapple with the fundamental human conundrum that technological advance so often outpaces moral progress.
Sid Caesar never became a movie star, which is a pity, for at its best his comedy ranks among the very highest.
“Senators, I am not asking for pity,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
