take pity on
Example Sentences
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My role was to kick Elvis in the shin so a girl he liked would take pity on him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
He told BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show: "I am hoping the first minister will take pity on us and give us more money for Angus Council."
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023
“I just have to have faith for a miracle to happen and the government to take pity on old people like me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
A poor Caribbean couple in Paris take pity on their deposed president when they find him living in poverty and exile.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
“Perhaps I overstated. She may take pity on you when you come begging for her hand.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
