pity
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Asked about US special envoy Steve Witkoff recently telling Putin he was a humanitarian, she called the comment "nonsense" and "a pity".
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
In truth, skipping any of them would be a pity, for they all offer something alluring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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
It was a sound of pity and awe, a sound that said this isn’t only history, it is human tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Not even a hint of pity, which was unusual.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
What If they knew the panoply of pities we can name—pities for them, for ourselves?
From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2023
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
Shatner has said he pities Takei and has claimed that “there’s a psychosis there” when it comes to Takei and that there’s something “festering” in the actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
He is too kind—or perhaps still too young—to show his parents contempt, but he sometimes pities our cluelessness.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2020
He thinks his wife hates him or pities him or both.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Véra resents being pitied, while Agathe cannot bear to confront her feelings of guilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
His fans rolled with his excesses and pitied his life tragedies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
The chimney sweep comforts the kids by showing why their father should not be feared, but pitied.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
“I am not here to be pitied and I am not a victim,” he says.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Anyhow, she wasn’t going back to Eatonville to be laughed at and pitied.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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
I looked up at the woman, who was still looking down at me with pitying eyes.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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