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
Arrested in June, the suspect initially said that the story of the accident was a "bad joke", invented in order to make his ex-girlfriend take pity on him.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2022
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
“I always take pity on people who love the movies. I can’t help it. Do you like the movies, Hugo?”
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
