pity
Example Sentences
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"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
Antonelli said: "It was very difficult to get the tyres in the right window. It was a pity to miss out by such a small amount but George did a great lap."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Hannah Arendt controversially argued that pity is an “all-devouring passion” that only feeds on affliction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
It’s a medicated but functioning limbo that Peet, in one of her best roles, conveys without the slightest trace of pity but with a coursing, wryly emotional intelligence that always reveals the sadness fueling it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
I waved my arms at the caravan guards and hoped they would take pity on me.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing pity
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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