pitying

Example Sentences

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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

Please join me in pitying whoever has to sit behind DJ D-Nice’s big hat tonight.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2022

Yet when I tried to posit her as a peer of those artists, the stares I received were blank and pitying.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Exception 1.—Before ing or ish, the final y is retained to prevent the doubling of the i: as, pity + ing = pitying.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton