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
Poe Ratcho: A play-on-words for poveraccio, meaning “poor guy” or someone you take pity on.
From The Verge • Mar. 5, 2022
At the end, though, they take pity on us, signing off with a glistening rainbow over the world’s tallest waterfall.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
Forst suggested the Dodgers find a way for Zaidi to take pity on them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2018
Holding my breath nervously, I pray she will take pity on me and scoop my ladle of soup from the bottom of the pot, where all the solid food rests.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
