A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
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Examples for "pity "
Examples for "pity "
1 A cold fish, he thought; one without pity , who stood quite alone.
2 I pity and excuse your indignation; both are natural in your case.
3 A pity this: it is a good word for ashamed; sad, sorrowful.
4 In that moment I felt a great deal of pity for him.
5 But I didn't want their pity ; I wanted their support and respect.
1 Nobody really knows the amount of intense pathos he held inside him.
2 There is no pathos in real misery: no luxury in real grief.
3 The spectacle that he closed the door on had pathos in it.
4 There was an enormous pathos in this; Sally needed help and guidance.
5 The unconscious pathos in his tone robbed the words of all offence.
1 A condescending commiseration in every look, and in every word he uttered.
2 I gave the city Recorder a look of commiseration as we followed.
3 She might even access their messages, if she had time for commiseration .
4 The lame man looked with the deepest commiseration into the appealing eyes.
5 The people who most frequently excite my commiseration are the free blacks.
A book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died.
See more 1 Former fellow model Ruth Schuler said: It has left me in shock.
2 Young Ruth was sent to the cotton fields at an early age.
3 Chairwoman Ruth Cairnie said dividends would be reinstated as soon as possible.
4 Ruth sighed and said: Well, they told us a few things, obviously.
5 Ruth stared daggers at him, and I said quickly: You know, Tommy.
6 Then it found its way out of the window, and Ruth said:
7 Ruth 's cell phone finally went off an hour and fifteen minutes later.
8 Ruth had learned enough already to know that she was probably right.
9 Ruth just wants to act and has no problem being the enemy.
10 She suddenly laughed, feeling healthy and young, and Ruth handed her another.
11 He has planned to stay for several days with Ruth and Werner.
12 Ruth Gibbons knows all about the value of parents' accommodation in hospitals.
13 Judith had already made clear she was in favor of Ruth 's proposal.
14 Ruth and Molly were the only two unconscious persons in the house.
15 He held Ruth Connor close like a child, looking out to sea.
16 Ruth Power's ceramics are inspired by an odd source: Japanese tentacle pornography.
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