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

“I also knew I should be able to tell the darker stories, without having you pitying me.”

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

That is the opinion that has gotten me the most pitying, “poor old-timer” looks.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022

I stood there pitying Mr. Ludsbury for his fatal thinness and reflecting that after all he had always had a gullible side.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles