| 单词 | pity |
| 例句 | He did not begin his hunt along Hancock’s Wharf and Fish Street, where he and his story were well known and the masters would have been apt to employ him from pity. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruthie gives me a pitying look before taking off back down the hall, to a meal that I am beginning to fear I may never get to enjoy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Such beings may pity us for our handful of naked-eye stars, because their skies will be ablaze with them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Tasty little things; a pity the cart hadn’t stopped yet, he thought. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “And I was pitying you having jaundice. Pity is something that is wasted on you.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They had to help her out of pity. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ekon was caught off guard by the pang of pity he felt for the girl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You have shelter. You have food. You have family and friends. I’m supposed to feel pity for you because of a cut cheek?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A pity he did not live long enough to put an edge on it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What a pity that so much talent has been neglected! but I must go.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Partly because I did not wish to be burdened with anyone’s pity or contempt, I concealed the true circumstances of my stay. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As much as I wanted to throw myself a pity party, I couldn’t. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, well,” she said, “we’ll see. It’s a pity you don’t ride or shoot, you must miss such a lot. You don’t sail by any chance, do you?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was unspeakable that she should pity a human, ghost or living. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The girl bit her lip, still looking at him with that same mixture of pity and concern. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But then I see other people in class looking at me, including Carrie, who has pity in her eyes. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I sing in the children’s choir because Big Ma makes sure we motherless girls enjoy all the pitying looks the church can spare, whether we want them or not. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Such a pity, such a waste,” Caul said, clucking his tongue. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "A pity. Well, the threat may serve to keep the Marcher lords close to their castles, at least. What news of my father?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Guenever, who did not yet realize that Elaine had come between them more effectively than ever, Said this quite spontaneously, and she meant it She was overwhelmed with pity for her rival in the barge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Florence stared at her with a pity so intense that it resembled anger. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But the boy was full of mixed hate and pity now, and it addled him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And the cowbells peeled in his antlers, singing fool, fool, fool while the red woman looked down on him in pity, the candle flames dancing in her red red eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I no longer had the kind of ugly face that incited horror or pity, but now I was made unremarkable by my passing good looks. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sarah Pocket then made her separate effect of departing with, “Bless you, Miss Havisham dear!” and with a smile of forgiving pity on her walnut-shell countenance for the weaknesses of the rest. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I can't take her pity, and when she reaches for me again, I push her away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His mom paused, and he could just feel her wretched pity. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Imagine your mind is a selfish room full of pride or pity. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She looked at you with pitying eyes—which I didn’t like. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He felt nothing but pity for the girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As though to assure me that I had said the right thing, the girl gave me a look of pity, then took my hand and led me out to the cookhouse. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril; and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z If I acknowledge It, will they think I'm asking for pity? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z They laughed at me with pity in their eyes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain shook his head as if he pitied them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He took another swig from the bottle, wondering if he pitied her despite what she’d done. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “And what a proper English accent,” Miss Adebayo murmured, with a pitying smile, before turning back to the radiogram. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes—which are red from crying—rove over his face, and he’s so relieved to see something other than pity burning in them, he almost reaches out to hug her with his good arm. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If there’s one thing he can’t handle right now, it’s pity. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The pity of it was that it was a forlorn battle. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “If sharks come, God pity him and me.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw it again: sympathy in her eyes, pity on her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And a pity about his father, who had his own war and who now preferred silence. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the fear infiltrating every atom of my body, I felt—very briefly—some pity for the ugly god. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He said to himself, Jasus, I have all this gas in my system and ’tis a great pity to waste it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was a pity about his looks, with one half of his face looking like an overfurnished bedroom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She didn’t fear him, and he didn’t pity her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But Ash had never seen a hunting party as of her home in Rook Hill; Quinn was pitied by others: Poor girl. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of the meanness of Miranda’s words and of her friends’ laughter, there was the shame she felt at her heavy tongue and the embarrassment of the other students’ pity. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Renters, they called themselves, the city word for the squatters we pity here in the country. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry. The dealers don’t give me their addresses. These won’t be back either, which is a pity. The She Elephant made excellent kachasu, although the latest batch was a little rough.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t aroused his pity—only his curiosity. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She found herself sobbing, and Pantalaimon was whimpering too, and in both of them there was a passionate pity and sorrow for the half-boy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I stayed there by the creek wallowing in my pity, thinking about how this day had turned out so bad. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And they gave bread, for pity—wondering, though, at the strange man. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In her mind’s eye she saw Sidhean pacing by the crystal fountain, and she felt pity for him, for now she knew what it was to be in love. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "A pity about the bees," he said at last. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her, and being a man whom pity deeply stirred, it seemed to him that her loveliness amid her grief would pierce his heart. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The last student gave him a pitying look and slipped into his classroom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He pulled me up, took pity on me, placed me on the footboards, and drove home with me crouching there in tears. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To read Dr. Seward’s account of poor Lucy’s death, and what followed, is enough to dry up the springs of pity in one’s heart. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a pity now that he’d taken the house’s intercom off-line, but it didn’t operate on a secure frequency. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Or was it that she just didn’t want to be around the people from her old life, their pity? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She watched it with pity and horror in her heart as it drifted slowly toward her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was extravagant with her pity, and complacent in her snug world. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The sequence of his emotions was revulsion, guilt, pity, then love. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I regret that I cannot indulge your childish whims, but I refuse to pity you in the manner to which you are well accustomed.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z There's nothing here to pity, no one to break down and shout. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “For pity’s sake, Amelia. Where did you ever hear such pompous nonsense?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Another I saved to show her again sometime, if I wanted pity or else needed some easy ammunition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Such a pity to destroy a handsome young face,” she told me soothingly. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I pitied him a little; still I savored my triumph. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ekon obeyed without hesitation, ignoring the small pang of pity in his chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Luckily, the Old Man of the Moon took pity on the young king and went to the Jade Emperor in the heavens and the Dragon King of the Sea on his behalf. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z That evening our instructors took pity on us and gave us something else to eat: chunks of iguana. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I pity her, but she strikes me as rather stupid all the same. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “A pity. I once had a monkey who could perform all sorts of clever tricks. Your dwarf reminds me of him. Is he .a gift?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Did he take pity on me, a boy separated from his family? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As the wretched pair passed by the company they came to the hobbits, and Saruman stopped and stared at them; but they looked at him with pity. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Oh! Miss Woodhouse, what a pity that I must not write this beautiful charade into my book! I am sure I have not got one half so good.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z One city still remained In spite of all that had happened, Selitos looked at Lanre with pity, and when he spoke it was with sadness in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He liked Penny, he pitied Penny, he even admired Penny in a way, but he did not desire her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A pity we have none. Do you trust this peace, Quent? I don’t. Half the city is calling the dragonslayer a hero, and the other half spits blood at the mention of his name.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I pitied every girl in the room, myself included. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It is a triumph of self-control to see a man whipped until the muscles of his back show white and glistening through the cuts and to give no sign of pity or anger or interest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She cries and cries, asking for forgiveness, until finally another angel takes pity on her. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z But it was a pity about the glacier. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z My pity for Mrs. Cullinan preceded me the next morning like the Cheshire cat’s smile. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She advocated a high tone of sentiment; but she did not know the sensations of sympathy and pity; tenderness and truth were not in her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The tone in her voice is pitch-perfect—concern, pity, slight pleading for a rescue. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then he began to pity the great fish that he had hooked. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw her lugging a can of ashes out to the curb and his heart turned over with pity. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrutinized him with a mixture of pleasure and pity; or so he read her expression. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I felt some sadness for the king's passing, but even greater pity for Gertrude, bowed by the weight of her loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was also during that time that a starving young artist, who had been given lodging in the house out of pity, paid for his stay by painting the only extant portrait of Clara. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were known everywhere to be the most self- pitying, least fraternal, and dirtiest of all prisoners of war, said Campbell. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If you want a god who listens, maybe all you want is pity for losing your only friend, like Mr. Sheep Sheep. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z To Julius, who had a genuine feeling for animals, it seemed a pity in a way. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This is the opportunity to end on a twenty-one-gun salute, to move the audience to tears of pity or howls of rage, to wheel out your grandest figures and highest-sounding words. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t you dare pity me, you nothing,” Thyon snarled with such venom in his voice that Lazlo flinched back as if stung. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He doesn’t look at me the way Will, Christina, and Al sometimes do—like I am too small and too weak to be of any use, and they pity me for it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And then she gave Ash a pitying smirk. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished he could tell them this without inviting their mockery or their pity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s a pity,” I said the way a grown-up speaks to a child to shut her up. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kali stepped back as if she had been deliberately affronted: and such pity as she might have had in her perished. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman felt a flood of pity and thought gratitude made her smile at him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Susan’s friends laughed at this, although he wondered if it was from pity at his fumbling attempt at humor more than from amusement. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “What a pity that we had to interrupt you,” she said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Ruthanne glared at her and I couldn’t help giving her a look of half pity, half consternation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We had another drink and I looked at her and felt the pity and self-disgust returning and was depressed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Bast gave the story collector a deeply pitying look. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I do not want your pity,” she said savagely, “nor does my husband. He is alive and well—he is living with another.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not what they said but what they carried in their eyes, something like sympathy, even pity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The older woman appraised Dimple’s current outfit with pity. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It did not bring on fear in her, but pity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "It certainly shows you the power of the Catholic Church. It's a pity you boys ain't Catholics. You could get a meal, then, all right." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z "A pity I wasn't here to see it. They say even Varys was surprised." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When she opens them again, I think I see pity there. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z That night he could not sleep, thinking about the girl, with a mixture of desire and pity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I should, of course, have pity on you,” he said, “if not on Arthur.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was full of pity for the first time in years. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Calypso took pity on him in some ways. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not cry or bid for pity—and he knew she was sparing him these things. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Inej pitied the boy who might die alone with no one to comfort him in his last hours or who might live and spend his life as an exile. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I knew that they pitied me and pitied the fear in me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She faced the attacker in a kind of instantaneous flash and saw the disconsolate eyes, which remained stamped on her heart like the hot coals of pity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The man who answered did not take pity; he closed the door. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I am an adult woman. I am not telling you this story for pity.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity you can’t stay for dinner,” his mother says as the meal comes to an end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It would be a pity to lose it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, isn’t that a pity?” he said soberly. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “I want you to get it out of here. That’s a moth, for pity’s sake. Imagine what something that size would do to the woollens!” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I had the urge to tell him about her brain injury, but I didn’t want his pity. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z "A pity, though. Soon you'll sound the same as all the rest of us." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After a ham supper, during which we children grew increasingly restless, my parents took pity on us and distributed the presents. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Even the bald-headed girl in Sicily still evoked in him strong sensations of pity, tenderness and regret. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity Laurie isn’t here to help us,” began Jo, as they sat down to ice cream and salad for the second time in two days. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He could tell because they wore expressions of pity. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “What a pity we haven’t got about thirty or forty extra-long ladders that we could tie together to reach the roof,” muttered Constance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t know which he felt more strongly at that moment— anger at Minho or pity for him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t get how Hudson gets all the pity points just because I’m the one who broke up with him. I had my reasons. You know all of them.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I’m only able to call because my mom is at work and Hélène took pity on me.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A pity, he mused, it might have been some use when the big folk come to eat me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Earliest we know, we sprung from my grandfather, Augustus,” Miss Trotter began, but not without a few words of spite disguised as pity about Ma Charles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Like pregnancy, being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He despised Malfoy still for his infatuation with the Dark Arts, but now the tiniest drop of pity mingled with his dislike. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z After my first few days the food service worker who had been delivering the special hospital meals took pity on me bouncing off my yellow walls like a cricket trapped in a box. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Those of you who are true sons of Trinity, that is. I pity anyone who is not.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleep came slowly, fought against the last bit of anger and self pity and finally won, and David closed his eyes. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Enough with the pity party. Senior years coming up. What's the master plan? 'Cause you gotta get out of that apartment.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I look at Grandpa with a pitying look, but he only smiles at me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z So it was with confidence, strengthened by pity and pride, that we decided to change the course of events and alter a human life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if her gaze was one of pity, fear, or guilt. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we’ll be on our way, but he’ll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was pitiful—yes, pity and shame were what he felt—when they were slaughtered instead of fulfilling their destiny as killers for food and status among their own kind. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Good Jesus, Whose loving heart was ever troubled by the sorrows of others, look with pity on the soul of our dear one in Purgatory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's really nothing," she reported bravely, "just some sort of wasting disease. But pity me not, I shall live out my remaining time enjoying each precious day to the full." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed to Artemis and Apollo, the twin archers, hoping they might take pity on me for once. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She stiffened, seeing in her mother’s eyes a mocking pity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I do pity you. And the more sensibility you betray of their just horrors, the more I shall like you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He knew that he had served Zeus well and that he had done right to pity mortals in their helplessness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Raymond rubbed my leg gently, but I kicked him away, unwilling to accept pity. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie had stopped eating and was regarding him with something like pity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh dear gods,” Rishi muttered next to her, his mouth twisting into a mixture of distaste and pity. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Some of the people looked at the group of enslaved captives with pity as they were marched through the center of town, but no one made any move to help them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just a pity that a bee got under Miss Love’s dust veil about time she crept the car around the Confederate monument. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He looks at me with an expression I know too well—pity. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was an act of outrage and pity and grief and bravery. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised when this magisterial explanation met only with a look of pity and impatience. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity they didn’t clean you up as well. That dirt’s dangerous.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He will know the kinship, she said, and in pity he may help you.’” Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Isn’t there some old saying about love being akin to pity? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘Yet there are other men and other lives, and time still to be. And for me, I pity even his slaves.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He accounted it a pity that so fine and talented a young man should have formed the design of going out as a missionary; it was quite throwing a valuable life away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I am not sure,” she said with a hint of pity in her eyes, “but I have heard that he works for the Collector. He lives on Chamundi Hill,” she added. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A swell kid, Cookie, and she had liked him, pitied him, babied him, inspired him to read “serious literature”—Gone with the Wind, This Is My Beloved. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A pity he s the prince, and not the one with the wide shoulders and the sandy hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Say what you like, but you can’t convince me that a jury box of poverty-level Vermonters would have the remotest bit of pity for four college students on trial for murdering one of their neighbors.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But pity stayed him, and though he kept the ring, in which his only hope lay, he would not use it to help him kill the wretched creature at a disadvantage. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “What you have just seen was not very attractive, was it? Your husband was right of course, but it’s a pity you saw it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was just a bit of compassion in Fischer’s eyes, which turned the episode into a true Aristotelian tragedy: Spassky’s terror combined with Fischer’s pity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I began pitying myself for living in those times. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Maurice says, Oh,Jesus, look down and have pity on me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z No face, she had learned in Capricorn's village, is as terrifying as a face without pity. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Anthony described Stanton’s physical decline in a letter to a friend, writing that it was a pity “that such mental powers must be hampered with such a clumsy body.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We sometimes discussed what they needed and also what they didn’t need, which—as they’d often tell me—was anyone’s pity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She usually wore a coat on warm days like this to keep the men at curbside from shaking their heads in pity when she walked by. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Poor Miss Taylor!—I wish she were here again. What a pity it is that Mr. Weston ever thought of her!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z ‘Dunno. You were kids, right at the back of queue, I guess. She took pity on you.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite my anger, I felt a twinge of pity for the guy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t want your pity, he wants your anger.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Cal’s mind careened in anger at himself and in pity for himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her face was near mine: I saw there was pity in it, and I felt sympathy in her hurried breathing. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When she brings me back a shell of water, I take it with a silent nod of thanks, knowing how much she would despise the pity in my voice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He had nothing but pity for Johnny; he had nothing but pity for Molly, his wife. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "A pity the Imp is not here with us," Lord Renly said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When he looked back up at me I saw pity staring at me with hollow eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt terrible about not returning his texts, but I couldn’t bear any more pity. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Honestly, I think she only passes me out of pity. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was a pity she didn’t have a sword or a dagger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t pity; more like a patient empathy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “He’s bored, poor man,” said Tzara, with a flat lack of pity, “Nothing to destroy.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I step back, hating pity, having learned from Mother that the pity giver feels better, never the pity receiver. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Well for pity sakes,” Grandma said, quite impatient, “you and me’s going to have to wear old-time long dresses.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Moss looked up at him, saw that the pity was still all over his handsome face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t pity me,” I say, sharp, frustrated by Sarah. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z “By acting weak so we pity you? And then acting tough to psyche us out?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was pity and obligation towards her that she felt rather than love. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I refused to turn my head to see if my classmates were laughing at me or, worse, pitying me for having a name that was too hard to pronounce. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The children burst out of their seats and ran from the room, leaving poor Olive behind until someone took pity and came to unbelt her from her chair. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It had some effect on Uncle Andrew, for Digory could hear him saying, “A spirited gel, sir. It’s a pity about her temper, but a dem fine woman all the same, a dem fine woman.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I could feel their pity as they scooped artichoke dip with chips intended for my imaginary friends, but they needed pity more than I did: I wasn’t disappointed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Someone reminded him that we were hungry refugees and were to be pitied. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He said it with a simplicity that expressed no regret and asked for no pity. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He's still very angry, I found myself thinking with a bit of pity. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Being small, I was easily captured and made to stand in the circle that was called hell, until I could catch someone else and be freed or until Laertes took pity on me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Don’t waste your pity on me. ’Tis as roomy as many a ship’s berth I’ve slept in.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Remedios the Beauty, who was clutching the sheet by the other end, gave a pitying smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He took my presence for granted, the same way he might’ve sheltered a stray cat—no wasted sighs or pity—and there was never any talk about it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He pursed his lips and shook his head sadly, as if he pitied the poor souls who were unwilling to push their bodies to the limit in search of the feral pig. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Inej was surprised to feel a pang of pity for him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When he took this stiff dying hand he did not love it, and even his pity was spoiled with repulsion towards it. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I pity that poor loser! His life isn’t worth a used Kleenex!” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z And she felt a pang of pity as she imagined the dragon, alone, unable to fly, endlessly struggling between trees and branches. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, I don’t want your pity or worry,” Dad says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z They tease her about how Pa found her abandoned near our trashcan and adopted her out of pity. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We may do something for pity’s sake, for heaven’s sake, for the nation’s sake, for our children’s sake. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t imagine hosting a pity party about it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, yessum,” he said, trying to get into his voice some of the pity for Mrs. Dalton that he thought Peggy expected him to feel. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a pity!” said Biddy, shaking her head with a sorrowful air. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He had not lost it now, but sat there with his hand over his eyes and Longstreet felt shut away from his mind and in that same moment felt a shudder of enormous pity. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if it was the look Hattie Mae and Shady had exchanged the day before or the look of pity on some of those kids’ faces just then. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z All listened to him with pity and the two gave him eagerly their promise to help. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a surge of pity, and relief. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She is impatient with those who wallow in pity. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He looked at me with great pity, his heart breaking for the second time that day. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I could not bear pity and sympathetic looks, even from An Yi. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a pity he looks so like us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z My mother stopped what she was doing and gave me a look; I could not tell if it was pity or shame or disappointment. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z So she scrambled up behind Tony and made him cling to the long stiff fur, and Pantalaimon sat inside her hood, warm and close and full of pity. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He drew himself to his full height, and my pity now felt completely misplaced. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ser Wylis was only a few eels short of not being able to mount his own horse; she pitied the poor animal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wept and pleaded but the crow had no pity. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yet all the gods had pitied Lord Odysseus, all but Poseidon, raging cold and rough against the brave king till he came ashore at last on his own land. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Duncan gives me another small, pitying smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Her concern morphs into exasperation and a little pity. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But now instead of fear, she felt a surge of pity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No, I hold no brief, ask no pity. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of their faces were downcast but, again and again, their glances strayed over to Resa with expressions of pity—and dread. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She felt such a stir of pity and gentleness for him that she almost reached out to touch his matted pelt, and only a sense of courtesy toward those cold ferocious eyes prevented ter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z For a second she felt something like pity for the Lannisters below. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No one ever thought of them as deserving pity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have pity to spare for long for the zebra. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z These women always need their hair done, and sometimes pity darkens their shiny eyes and they tip her a whole dollar. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, she had no one left to prove it to, which was a pity. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I do not say it to rouse pity in you for the black men who were slaves for two and one-half centuries. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Here Mr. and Mrs. Wright both fell silent for a moment, and Mrs. Richardson, curious as she was to learn more, felt a pang of true pity. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A greyhound, as white as ivory, couching on its hocks and elbows, its tail curved into the bony sickle of the greyhound, watched the old man with the doe-soft eyes of pity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun took pity on these bewildered souls, gave them maize to eat, and distributed them across the surface of the earth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This biography always set racing a stable of emotions—self- pity in the lead, love and hate running evenly at first, the latter ultimately pulling ahead. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "Save your pity for yourself, Lord Stark. I want none of it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "However, I appreciate the sentiment. You have a good heart, child. A pity it will not be mine." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z This pity festival went on for at least another hour, with each of us pretty much just saying over and over that this was somehow our fault. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And the third is the way in which he seeks to stir them to anger, pity, fear, or exultation. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z You see, I was that sun, or thought I was who did believe there was that spark, that crumb in madness which is divine, though madness know no word itself for terror or for pity. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z At last in pity the goddess laid him in a room and left him, shutting the door. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z How can anybody look at me without pity, the last thing I need? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z For all its obvious theatricality, the painting is surprisingly muted: David seems to contemplate Goliath with a mixture of sadness and pity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she feel pity for me, did she want me to suffer? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Some god had pity on her, traitor though she was, because she had sinned through love. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then be said: “It is a pity you never had the opportunity of seeing the Orkneys at home. They didn’t have a happy family life like yours.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Monday after the game, everyone at school was staring at me again, but instead of suspicious glances and droopy, pitying stares, I was getting nods of admiration, thumbs-ups, and smiles. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The sight had chilled me, touched me to pity for men who so resembled beasts of burden. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, more than love or an unfulfilled longing, I feel pity for my biological mother. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “What a pity! You take him, Silver. I won’t deprive you. Make a good job of it while you’re at it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No one told you?” he asked, and Alex could hear pity in his voice. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Cole pitied the scared little mouse, but he held on, gripping with all his strength. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Somehow I envy her and pity her at the same time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I looked up at the woman, who was still looking down at me with pitying eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gently, carefully, with a stroking softness that was nearly pity, Beowulf put his hands about Her neck, and strangled Her. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Likewise, your hopes of stirring the audience to anger or pity depends on the extent to which they are prepared to identify with the anger or pity you yourself seem to feel. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Now I pitied them, pitied them in order not to despise them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z There was pity in that look; he could taste it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I do not complain or ask for pity. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Sam knew before he spoke, that it was vain, and that such words might do more harm than good, but in his pity he could not keep silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Impelled by some urge, half pity and half annoyance, Kit came forward from the shelter of the trees. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It is a pity, then, that there is so much darkness inside him: so much anger, so much envy, so much lust. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps she might become one of those women—pitied or envied—who chose not to have children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was far away; it wasn't happening to me or to her and I felt a certain confused pity which I didn't wish to feel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had pitied her, watching her belly swell, knowing that her rat of a boyfriend had taken off and left her high and dry. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Because you can't have scenes without crying, and then you pity yourself so much you can't remember what the other person's said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I felt pity and then I moved on. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He pitied the first knight to try the Hound today. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He would have asked no pity, and his pain was greater than theirs. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z You stand there with your thumb out and a person takes pity on you. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother took no pity on me and scrubbed the coal dirt off me with a stiff brush and Lava soap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t people who were grieving, or who needed to be taken care of, or who were to be pitied. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She didn’t know her that well, and she didn’t want any pity. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Now his snoozing became shallower as he heard a man and a woman speaking German in pitying tones. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A quick tinge of revenge sunk under the weight of my pity. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It was a strange kind of forgiveness, mixed with desperate pity and hope. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Even though this is good news, Maxine’s eyes are full of pity. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Meg didn’t like to be pitied and made to feel poor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The naiads, in pity for him, so bold and so young to die, buried him and carved upon the tomb:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in fact a pity that the Maker had not sought his counsel. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z There may have been pity in his eyes, but what I mostly saw was disgust. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “It’s best not to make a big deal of it. He doesn’t like to be pitied.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z In pity for his friend, and perhaps for himself, Vetch tried to turn aside for a little that rude ceaseless wind that bore the rain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The news stories always put me right back into my pity pot, though, showing me again and again that I needed a bomb shelter. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I thought I told you I didn’t need your pity,” Crystal is saying. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “It is a pity. We had such high hopes.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He said to Schmid, “It’s a pity,” while someone from the audience, angry at Fischer, yelled: “Send him back to the United States!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘For his works fill the heart with loathing; but my heart was filled with grief and pity.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Some, like Christina, look at me in a pitying way, their eyebrows drawn in, their mouths turned down at the corners. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Such a pity,” Grave said, shrugging as she passed by him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Mordred,” she said helplessly, “have pity on the country people, if you will have none on Arthur or on me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you really want to know,” one of the teachers added, taking pity on Jam’s frustrated curiosity, “there’s always the library.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It’s a pity I frightened you so much. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they ought not stand here and pity him, cry over him; but look at him and go home, contented, feeling that their shame was washed away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "I do not know which of you I pity most." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Cameron, this is too much,” she called after me, but then I was out of the store, back on the sidewalk, free from her generosity or pity or kindness, all of it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z My father has left a note on the table telling me that some neighbors took pity on him with Mama out of town, and invited him for dinner. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One, maybe, but for pity’s sake, not two. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I must not pour it all out like some imbecile and make him think I ask for pity, Amon forbid it! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He is even supposed to have wept “for pity and dole.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d look with envy at the things and pity the man that owned them. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I claim no brief, no pity, who did not answer 7 will’not because I was not asked, because there was no place, no niche, no interval for reply. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a pity God ever let Miss Love out of Baltimore. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness—and love. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her face, as she watched, was full of pain and fear, of tension barely supported, and of pity that could scarcely have been expressed had she filled all the world with her weeping. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z They were gone, without a word, snapped out, made accidental, isolated, like ghosts even from our pity. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell him that, though, without fanning the flames of his pity. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s as if Hideo were offering me pity money, an easy out if I don’t feel up to the challenge of his bounty. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He gave me an unmistakable look of pity. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps some storyteller saw the helpless, suffering creature Odysseus left behind as a thing to be pitied. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen them before from the high altitude of one who could look down and pity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pity that it could never keep unwound, but there, you could not interfere with nature. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Forcing myself to focus on something else, I try to shake off the feelings of pity I have for these patients. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh God, the kid was looking at me with all the sympathy and pity required of someone watching a stray puppy being put down. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Hearing his tale, my heart swelled with pity, and I put my hand upon his wrist; but he shook it off. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Kit’s heart ached suddenly with pity and gratitude at such trust. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow, then,” answered Wang Lung, and then he saw his wife’s face and he was moved with a pity greater than any he had had for himself. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z War is hell, but that’s not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “A pity. There are blood spells that allow one to live forever.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There was the pitying chuckle that bubbled in my throat when I watched a fat duck waddle across the back yard. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want her to feel more pity for me than she already does. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z As time passed he became increasingly marginalized and even a little pitied. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There would be shame and there would be pity, and Lexie knew she was not equipped to withstand either one. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She pitied him and rising lightly from the water like a sea-gull she told him his one chance was to abandon the raft and swim to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Well, if that is what you find pleasure in,’ said Frodo, ‘I pity you. It will be a pleasure of memory only, I fear. Go at once and never return!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I detected some pity on his solemn face. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He knelt beside it, his eyes full of tenderness and pity for the bundle inside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And if the owners of the animals used the dumb nicknames, if they asked about his split eyebrow and split lip with a weird mixture of pity and satisfaction, Finn didn’t much care. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z After Mama burned him, Papi said a captain in the merchant marines took pity on him and doctored his papers so they’d say he was injured during an explosion on board. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He said nothing, but his ancient eyes were full of pity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z After a pitying glance at her husband, she accepted. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity now, Joe,” said I, “that you did not get on a little more, when we had our lessons here; isn’t it?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The Englishman touched him exploratorily here and there, filled with pity. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He put a hand on my shoulder, something he was doing a lot now, looking at me with too much pity. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Judge Ford regarded the desperate doorman without pity. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Is he suggesting that I got good deals because people pitied me? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Apprehension filled him along with a strange kind of pity. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It seemed to break Miles’s anger; his face rearranged itself into a soft expression of pity that I hated. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z ‘No! not on it,’ said Frodo, looking down at him with stern pity. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Jacksons don’t cry, especially not in community centers with eyes full of pity and news cameras looking for pitiful moments. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Ugly. Women will look away when they see you. Children will stare and point. Strong men will pity you, and some may shed a tear. No one who sees you will soon forget you. Come.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I am not here because of some pity party for you.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It sickens me to think that such an evil man can feel pity. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His dæmon was running up and down the sides of the other, her little claws making the silver mesh ring, her voice crying for pity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t say a word to her, I gave her my best look of pity. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The sight of him crouched in the shade with reddened face and streaming eyes evoked from his companions not pity but ribaldry. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the firefighters took pity on her and answered, “Well, that or an earthquake. Plain old sinkhole’s another possibility—right now nobody’s getting the story straight.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It would have been easy to pity it, except that the cut around Harry’s neck still burned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now, a year later, Kenyon still mourned him, even though his father, taking pity on him, had promised him the pick of next spring’s foals. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “In starting and waging a war,” he told his generals, “it is not right that matters, but victory. Close your hearts to pity! Act brutally! The stronger man is right!” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His gasp echoes through the courtyard, and every student falls silent, united in a shared, if brief, moment of pity. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Maybe some of them still pity me, would still be willing to protest for me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It had swept away the rouge and bedizening silks which had moved his pity when he first came back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But as things are now it is a pity that they should stay here; the orderlies will of course grab them as soon as he is dead. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sadness can become cruelty. Remember that, ketzele. We do not know what happened to them in Germany. We should pity those women.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun,” he wrote in his famous book Walden. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He seemed that instant almost to rise to pity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or you can try to make it on your own,” the man said finally, “but the world will have no pity for a blind boy.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She pitied the person on the other end. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The odds would be with me, for I would be appealing to men bound by common ideals to judge with pity and understanding one of their brothers who erred and fell in struggle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z That proud pity for Saint Springfield’s two sons. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As annoying as Rowan found the kid, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of pity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When I got home, I went straight back to my room and held the biggest pity party of my life. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I forgave him and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A stupid question; though for me such a life, with its inertia and pity, had its secret attractions. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His mother and Eugenia were staring at Moss, and there was no pity or sadness in their eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Saint Sarah gets up, looking at my brother with a mixture of pity and confusion. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it a pity that we didn’t meet under less extenuating circumstances?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But it would be a pity to blame the messenger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You’re an enemy of art and I pity your ignorance,” Domingo said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “A pity you did not desert me sooner.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nancy was angry with him for having such ideas, and that anger was mixed with pity for him in his illness. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His narrowed eyes widened into something that looked very much like pity. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was impossible not to pity the young man, and impossible not to imagine how easily they could end up just like him—fighting and fighting until they were killed. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There is a sad look in her eyes, like she pities me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Grave and thoughtful was her glance, as she looked on the king with cool pity in her eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The men ladling the soup were prisoners too, and sometimes one of them would take pity on me, stir the bottom of the pot, and put a real piece of potato into my bowl. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Poor Cristiana, to lose her love, though he was unworthy,” I say, surprised that I feel pity for my erstwhile enemy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I pitied him, myself, my family, the rest of black South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood silently, paralyzed by dread but also by pity. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was there in the wounded warrior at Walter Reed who pushed back against pity by posting a note on his door, reminding everyone that he was both tough and hopeful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "A great pity. I'd like to see you all in iron." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I couldn’t feel nothing but pity for this sad old man. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I thought I saw in her look pity, and something more frightening—a look of kinship. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Now go and rest, for you look most unwell,” she said with a pitying look. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A sharp, pitying smile pinched the corners of her lips. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I pity you the most, little one,” he said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z That and the pity I had for him made me feel close to Florence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, the great pity is that although Lyra possesses the alethiometer itself, there’s no means of reading it whatsoever,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He pitied her—and yet he wished she had not come. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve found the keypad. What a pity you don’t know the code.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Indian moccasins were so much more comfortable and waterproof than stiff, moldering English boots that when colonists had to walk for long distances their Indian companions often pitied their discomfort and gave them new footwear. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Because he looked at me as though he did, not as though he pitied me, but as though he understood me, as though I was someone he wanted to help. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice broke a little, and he went on with a voice full of pity:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The Blue Tents clearly felt no pity for those two thieves sitting in their chairs, staring at the floor—voiceless, useless, lifeless—like a pair of mannequins in a Dumpster. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Obinze felt repulsion and longing; he pitied them, but he also imagined being like them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "More's the pity. It's swads like him give us rivermen a bad name." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a face to be dominated by, or to fight: never a face to patronize or pity. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Emma spoke her pity so very kindly, that with a sudden accession of gay thought, he cried, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Tucker stood behind him, his face twisted with that awful pity. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I looked at Martin again, feeling a strange sort of pity for him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The whole platoon stood there watching, feeling all kinds of things, but there wasn’t a great deal of pity for the baby water buffalo. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the gods had heard her and taken pity. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Part of her did pity him, but the other part was disgusted. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But I can’t help thinking that he will exploit any pity on my part, any weakness. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Just that, nothing more, and he saw how she stared at him, a mixture of pity and her own fear. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They were whispering about him—daring to pity him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The world's first nuclear attack stunned the Soviet leader, but not out of pity for the Japanese victims. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Octavian looked at the three of them with pity, as if to say, Poor little things. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “What a pity,” they said, “such a pretty girl.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All I feel for her in this moment is pity. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This was one of those uncomfortable things Luna often said and which made Harry feel a squirming mixture of pity and embarrassment. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I’m short, but the inspector looks at my tired face and takes pity. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I told her that if I ever saw an angel, then I would believe,” I said, feeling foolish, ashamed, hating and pitying my believing granny. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything would be better than the pitying glances of the entire school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I am not someone to pity, with an unstable mind and weird pain syndromes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was a pity that we had not some better organised plan of attack, for even at the moment I wondered what we were to do. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His eyes brimmed with such pity and sadness, I sobbed and crumpled over myself, ashamed at how close I had come, so very close, just to fail. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The young, strong body, now helpless in sleep, awoke in him a pitying, protecting feeling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Something’s fishy, and, like the last time, on the first date of my brother’s that I chaperoned, I’m stung with pity for my brother. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This strange hulking presence gnawing its meat was like nothing she had ever imagined, and she felt a profound admiration and pity for the lonely creature. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She had lost weight, and her skinny calves invited his pity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alas, one of the pros backstage has taken pity and slipped Bucci a spare part, so my moment as a hero is brief. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Thomas’s anger lessened slightly at that, turned into pity. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His small light eyes looked into her large mahogany-colored ones and saw pity in them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Knightley has taken pity on poor little Miss Smith!—Very good-natured, I declare.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “He does not wish to be fed out of pity.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z For a moment, I look down and pity him because I realize that I’m quite possibly looking at the most hapless man on earth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z It’s not a happy story, and Molly has learned through experience that people either recoil or don’t believe her or, worse, pity her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “For pity sake, Will,” said Mama,” I never thought to raise a boy so hardhearted. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A large building, spruce and white; not only money has built it but men’s hopes and pity, as I know who have seen it grow brick by brick and year by year. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I can only pity him, though neither of us deserves pity. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If his failure were singular, they might readily pity him. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer did he look amused; now his expression held distinct pity. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “The instructors told us not to show pity. They said, 'If you do, you will become a prisoner.’ Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Those who pitied her fate were calmed with a smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I pitied him and did not argue with him, for I knew that persuasion would not nullify his fears. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The two lovers wept so much that the Jade Emperor took pity on them and told them that on the seventh day of the seventh month, they could visit one another. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been pitying myself for not having books to read, and now I saw children who had never read a book. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In her experience, when someone tried to do something for her, it came from either pity or distrust, but this simple gesture felt like what it was: a small kindness, with no strings attached. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She looked at Marcus’s gray face and took pity on him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z "A pity it did not fall a bit to the left. You'd have saved me the trouble of whiting my face for today's performance." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The way he looked at me—with curiosity or pity, I couldn’t tell which—made me wish I’d ignored his text. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The woman, having told her, had not known what else to say, and she stared at Florence in simple-minded pity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z ‘No, indeed!’ said Pippin, trying to sound cheerful, though his heart was wrung with fear and pity. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The gentle pity in his look frightened me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the janitor saw that they were both in tears, he took pity on them and ushered them inside. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It is better to take a chance and make a change, than it is to pass and pity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then she says, Ah, I’m sorry and it’s a pity you lost two jobs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Out of pity, I took Lissa’s hand and pulled her to her feet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The woman measured him with a pitying look. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I think it might be a gift of pity, because she knows I have no other friends. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The absolute last thing—the last thing—I wanted was to be pitied by a bunch of strangers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was one thing to be ridiculed by my classmates, another to be pitied by a teacher. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He turned to me with what I think he thought was pity. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “What a pity,” Michael couldn’t help saying, “they weren’t Peppermint Bars.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “You better not be looking at me with pity,” I said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z ‘Nothing?’ said Faramir, looking at the wretched creature with a keen glance, but without any expression in his face either of anger, or pity, or wonder. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘Let’s go get a pizza, for pity’s sake.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you must agree, to eat such amusing prey is a great pity.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid to waste pity on your friends, who do not need it!” yelled Ranofer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They are “morose,” “live in memory rather than hope,” are “slaves to profit,” and are “prone to pity, though not for the same reasons as young ’He is a cynical old soul, our hero. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The paroxysm of blinking made me pity the poor man. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A pity I did not think of that before I became a beggar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘It is a pity that our friends lie in between,’ said Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z That irritates me even more because I see the pity in her face. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘A pity to throw your life away for a cabbage, after all we’ve done together.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, as she came toward him, Dustfinger thought he saw something like concern in her eyes, perhaps even pity....What had that writer fellow said to make the girl look at him like that? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He offered no words of pity, but rather poured the blame on me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I pity the man who cannot overcome his cowardice, who cannot step on the neck of his own weaknesses. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I sat on the edge of the creek and held myself a pity party. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z However, many Romans felt nothing but pity for the Egyptian princess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Yossarian gazed at him with a mixture of reserved pity and contempt. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And then everyone, all the white people inside, would know that he was not used to great buildings, or to many books, and they would look at him with pity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Usually, the wizard would quickly cut off the head of the guilty snake, but this time, the dead man took pity and allowed the cobra to live. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Lee felt a vast pity, yet at the same time he could feel the coming of a smile. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sensei seemed to take pity on her and called on someone else. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity, but I do. My birthday be next week.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then he said: 'A pity, but we must let the gentleman go off to bed. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "And sons too, of an age with yours. When she hears, perhaps she . . . she may take pity, and ..." "Send my daughters back unharmed?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Then Israel took pity on the heart and gave it freedom. He placed it upon the earth and the earth opened and swallowed the black heart into itself.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never realized, not until the last year or two of my life, how shaming it is to be pitied. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But still I am afraid. And yet, as you see, I will not touch the creature. For now that I see him, I do pity him.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Finally, the howling wind took pity, and it spoke from far away. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Well, there we are. A great pity. But enough of that for now. Tell me about the new separator.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There was something there, not quite like pity, but a weariness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There had been tears of love and pity in his eyes as I left our hogan. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But he thought of Aristotle: pity and terror. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake was looking at me too, pity written across his honest face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yvaine realized that she felt nothing but pity for the creature who had wanted her dead, so she said, "Could it be that the heart that you seek is no longer my own?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The one thing that made it bearable was that Granddaddy took pity on my wretched state and brought me one of his books, Fascinating Flora and Fauna of the Antipodes. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Jomo stopped and looked at him, his wise wizened face full of fond pity. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She looked for pity or even understanding but found nothing except cool stares. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, that is a pity. Perhaps, Mr. Hardman, you will tell us exactly what you did last night, from dinner onwards?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a pity that Gandalf did not find out more sooner. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Triphena came in one morning and found her there, but instead of scolding, took pity. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they even felt sorry for me and just thinking about their pity I want to die. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “But ...” I tried to continue being in my pity pot. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suspect he won’t be home yet,” I said, just the slightest hint of pity in my voice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I always take pity on people who love the movies. I can’t help it. Do you like the movies, Hugo?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Such a pity you do not have your horse with you. He could have carried all the rocks you need.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It's a pity he had not gone further, he was quite a clever man. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the truth, even though not for the reason he thought, and he looked at me with pity. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t know...something may have turned up. It is a pity the hospital was not ready. She could have gone there.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns to me with a look of great pity. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I must have looked completely helpless, because she took pity on me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I’m not. I don’t mean it like that, and I don’t want your pity. I mean that she would have done what I’m trying to do.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Gilgamesh gazed calmly back at her, and I saw pity in his eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They thought she might hurt them in some way if she got angry, and they also felt pity along with their terror of having been in the company of something God never made. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z What a pity every child couldn’t learn to read under a willow tree, Kit thought a week later. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Stuart was in pain, and the old man felt pity, but this was necessary; it had to be done as a bad tooth has to be pulled, and there was no turning away. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Have pity on one worn out in your service. Send me not from your side! I at least will stand by you when all others have gone. Do not send your faithful Gríma away!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Ivan stood behind her, twisting his staff between his hands, eyes huge and filled with pity. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z What I recall was pity, a sorrow so great that I could not move to save myself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Until that moment, he’d never understood the pity in other people’s eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She looks so frail and sad that even I pity her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all a chase, and when the race is done, I think I pity women chaste who run.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z No one saw the pity of its position, hanging there in eternal meaninglessness, silently signalling to those with eyes to see, “I’m a legitimate punctuation mark, get me out of here.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Her pity only made my tears spring anew, but my deeper secrets remained close within me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A fine midday meal to produce before Heqet’s already pitying eyes. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I pity the patient who receives an injection from her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My head would reel sometimes, with mingled anger and pity for my poor blind black brothers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t confusion, either, or pity for them being stupid enough to trust him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z To his great surprise, the Prime Minister felt a fleeting stab of pity for Fudge at this point. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I knew a look of pity and shame when I saw one. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He mastered how to bury his pity every time he asked a young black man to shine his shoes. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The captain nodded, and the chaplain gazed at his porous, gray pallor of fatigue and malnutrition with a mixture of pity and esteem. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, I get it. Like I pity you for sitting alone. So I sit with you.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It is easier to feel no pity for the dead if I think of them as all Khmer Rouge. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the crying had cleansed my soul of the great weight of pity, I got up and ran home. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nelson, as usual, was the one who finally took pity upon our benighted stupidity and told us what was up: kukwela. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like most self-pitying people, I had very little pity for my relatives’ anxiety. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry asked again, looking at the blackened fingers with a mixture of revulsion and pity. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Thanatos gave her a strange look—possibly pity, though that didn’t seem like an emotion Death would understand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And she’d never be able to erase it, making him forever something to pity. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z How could I bear their contempt or their pity? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I overstated. She may take pity on you when you come begging for her hand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I can attach faces to grief and love and pity and God. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In that second I try to summon some pity for the person who saved my life. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “You could get a lawyer,” Pearl suggested, and Bebe gave her a gentle pitying glance. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I pitied them, despised them, and silently willed them back home on the first boat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t need your fake compliments, your pity. I know I am beautiful. Inside and out.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “More pity for you, you unlucky sow. I am going out. Goodnight.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hardred took pity on the two young men, doomed to wander the face of the earth because of a family feud. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z If it was a pity face, I didn’t want to see it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A perhaps uncalled-for gush of pity came over my heart: I was moved to say— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z No bull could this be, thought Europa, but most certainly a god; and she spoke pleadingly to him, begging him to pity her and not leave her in some strange place all alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother stared at my father with a look of disgust and pity. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Arm felt a deep pity for this man who had so much power and yet was utterly helpless to get back the one thing that had meaning for him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She was gazing at him with a mixture of alarm and pity. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “For heaven’s sake, Charlie,” she says, “stop having such a pity party.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They pitied the poor woman, but the scene was embarrassing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Who wants a seat at my pity party? Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She looks at me without pity before she returns to scribbling on a notepad. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They were not pitying him or being afraid of him because he had had an accident. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The numbness was beginning to wear off, and he could feel the pity of his state. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Jethro felt a wrench of pity at her little plea, but he stood before her silent and troubled. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z As she strokes and suckles and studies her son, she can’t help but pity him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The janitor took pity on me and cleaned off the wall above my locker, even though I can still see the flecks of red crayon embedded in the crannies of the painted cinder blocks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z What a pity I missed seeing my little girl! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The blows of the knuckles coming down again and again on my breastbone were unbearable, but Horse knew no pity, and there was no pity on the faces of the others. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Take pity on me, take pity on me. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had altered his voice, I noticed, making it weak and quavery while he uttered his singsong plea: “Take pity on an orphan child, take pity...” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the one who had shot the albatross, and yet in the end we pitied him. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He pities his parents when they speak to him this way, for having no experience of being young and in love. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Raggedy-behind squirts of sixteen and seventeen would be giving him their merciless pity out of their eyes while their mouths said something humble. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There's also the dreaded pity look—the "Oh, you poor thing with no arms" look. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Who could pity the greatest sword maker in the history of the world?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The woman spat on the ground and looked at the interpreter first and then at the redhead, a long pitying look. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He saw it then, written all over him: pity. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her face was laced with sadness and a trace of pity. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Now when I saw him there I wept for pity and called out to him: ‘How is this, Elpenor, how could you journey to the western gloom swifter afoot than I in the black lugger?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he looks at me mournfully with his unpatched eye as if I’m the one to pity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was not that he pitied me but that he felt we were in the same boat for different reasons, and that I could understand his frustration just as he could countenance my withdrawal. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t have to watch the surprise in their eyes, or the pity or the glee, at how far she had fallen, at how her lofty aspirations had been dashed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I heard so many friends remark, ‘What a pity it is she’s a girl!’ that I felt a kind of compassion for the little baby,” she wrote years later. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Cinder turned back to me and the pity fell away like a cracked mask, leaving only the nightmare smile upon his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A pity, he thought, as he signed his name. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have no more pity for them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Neighbors gathered, giggling, muttering words of pity and astonishment, asking my mother how on earth I could have learned so much so quickly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to lie here and be pitied. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z In a lifetime of living with misery and pain, his soul had not hardened; if anything it was increasingly vulnerable to pity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And he shook off his grandfather’s hands with an impatient motion, for though grateful for the sympathy, his man’s pride could not bear a man’s pity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing Sallie’s pretty things made her long for such, and pity herself because she had not got them. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But I am frightened; and I do not feel any pity for Gollum.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I want to lock myself away from her and not have to feel pity or empathy or compassion or anything. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And her words evoked in me a pity for her that had no name. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She had no right to tears, no right to pity. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In his eyes there was no horror or pity or hate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I stood there pitying Mr. Ludsbury for his fatal thinness and reflecting that after all he had always had a gullible side. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigwig, his warm, impulsive nature stirred by curiosity and pity, went across the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nox, who had now become her sparring and training partner, danced as well, perhaps a bit more elegantly than the others—though she still pitied the ladies who danced with him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “A pity those boots wouldn’t fit me,” he added, standing up. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z She certainly wouldn’t have given me that “Oh, you poor motherless girl” pity look. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Generosity, courage, honesty, pity, the faculty to look short life in the face—certainly comradeship and tenderness —these qualities may explain why Guenever took Lancelot as well as Arthur. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody pitied him for being a priest, whereas later on in America his parishioners always treated him with a slight but unmistakable condescension, like a crazy person whose delusions had to be humored. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The priest measured him with a pitying look. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Isn’t it a great pity you have to be reading all about England after all they did to us, that there isn’t a history of Ireland to be had in this hospital. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I suppose one ought to pity any thing so hunted as is the Count. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Dimple pitied Seema, caught like a helpless fly in the web of their crazy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z So the Piggy Bank Special was just the Oldsmobile, and we never said the name with any fondness or even pity. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Each time there was a pitying look on the face of the widow I asked. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she got herself a cup and sat down beside him, her beautiful eyes mooning with pity. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the chest came to land and they got out, to see no sign of life anywhere, only a wild waste of waters, Zeus pitied them and drained off the flood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king’s ministers, with confused and pitying looks, let me pass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Sleeper had let her live, not because he pitied her, but because he thought she’d actually join him. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe the sun had taken pity on him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She spoke graciously to him and Odysseus told her a tale of meeting her husband on his way to Troy which made her weep until he pitied her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was covered with blood and he appeared so grievously battered that Eilonwy could not stifle a cry of pity. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The pity in his eyes made her want to hit him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “You too, my dearest,” she said, with infinite yearning of pity in her voice and eyes. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z After a moment, I followed, half pitying my father for being so gullible. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I hand him the license and my school ID in case he might take pity on the fact that I’m still in school. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Whatever they were called, Matt thought they deserved pity, not hatred. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity all of that yapping didn’t amount to much.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t pity them so much as he hated knowing that he looked just like them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He looked down at me with a mixture of contempt and pity. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She trails off, and before she can hide it I see the pity on her face. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I wasn’t thinking about missing him or pitying him or even about how angry I was at him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps the teacher felt pity for a picked-on child who had watched his mother die. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He had really not known how he was to face the pity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One began to pity them, or to hate them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Mark found that he felt no pity, no sorrow. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But at this direful moment she who had awakened no compassion in mortals or immortals was pitied by the tiniest creatures of the field, the little ants, the swift-runners. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm grateful, my prince," he said, but Bran saw pity in his pale blue eyes, mingled perhaps with a little gladness that the cripple was, after all, not his son. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Such a pity, the members seem to be thinking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Waters smirks; the secretary’s eyes show pity. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Still he continued to follow them until Zeus, pitying them, placed them in the heavens as stars. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity Mr. Pontellier doesn’t stay home more in the evenings. I think you would be more—well, if you don’t mind my saying it—more united, if he did.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wow, I just realized why you hate us so much,” she said, filling her voice with pity. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “What? Do you now pity your former enemy?” he asked. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If there are any dangers Over There—well, it would be a pity to arrive a moment too late.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “Like all sick children,” he answered dispassionately, “you say you don’t want pity, but your very existence depends upon it.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z So outright murdering the sheriff in broad daylight is off the table, more’s the pity. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "A pity I'm a woman wed, and new with child." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Alas! yes: the more’s the pity! Nothing could be more becoming to your complexion than that ruffian’s rouge.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Your voice was like the beam of a lighthouse, cutting right through my fog of pity. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She and I could have laughed at the mother’s blindness and pitied the plight of the unequal lovers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "A hall to die in, and men to bury me. I thank you, my lords . . . but I spit upon your pity." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But he wept for El Patron, who deserved pity less than anyone but who was closer to Matt than anyone in the world. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the annoyance in the princess’s eyes, Celaena felt a shred of pity for whatever man her father chose. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Helmuth pities the Polish Jews who are herded onto trains, shipped back to Poland, but feels sorrier still when Poland doesn't want them back. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Arcadio examined that strange messenger who could have been a fugitive grandmother with a look of pity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It is a pity that all the hard work uphill and over rock came while the load was heavy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he could see their meanness and their stupidity objectively; then he could pity them and help them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bless her heart! She pities him, so she is good to him,” said Jo, beaming at her from the croquet ground. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But even more she was tom with pity for Mercy, whose grief could not find an oudet in a tear or word. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Still, it cannot be called virtue to kill one’s fellow citizens, to betray allies, to be without faith, without pity, without religion; by these means one can acquire power, but not glory. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘If you took this thing on yourself, unwilling, at others’ asking, then you have pity and honour from me. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There was an air of utter loneliness upon her, that would have moved me to pity though she had wilfully done me a deeper injury than I could charge her with. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He thought with some pity of Dorcas and her craving for elegance. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss could still see the pity in Diego’s eyes as he spoke. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Anyhow, she wasn’t going back to Eatonville to be laughed at and pitied. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The principal seems confused, and I feel a pang of pity. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But how can I not take pity on those sad eyes? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She looked at them with a mix of pity and disgust. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He looked at me with a combination of disgust and pity. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Werfel pitied the poor elf, who was looking so out of place. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z A pity Shae could not be here to see this, he reflected. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Because I often pity him as much as I do myself! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Ranofer as if he had never really seen him before, and there grew in his eyes a look of such troubled pity that Ranofer flushed and got quickly to his feet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He felt pity for her trying, and gratitude for the decency of her mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t you think I’m to be pitied sometimes? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It’s a pity we have to turn in our big Philips, but when you’re in hiding, you can’t afford to bring the authorities down on your heads. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I hated being the object of pity in my own home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She said there was no call for them redcoats to shoot that highwayman, they are responsible for half the troubles of the world and they never had any pity on the Irish, either. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Everybody was looking at me—with concern, or pity, or maybe a litde fear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “It is a pity we cannot keep you, Kittyhawk,” said the man whose house it was. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Any pity Thomas had felt for Gaily, however remote, completely vanished at that statement. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He began to pity her, and one day when he was to preach in the evening he invited her to come to church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She hated her grandmother and had hidden it from herself all these years under a cloak of pity. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z All the things I’d done here, all the love and pity and compassion and violence and spite, kept welling up inside me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When things were bad, she gave us only a small amount of pity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “To tell the audience I was singing despite a broken ankle would smack of searching for pity, and I was not there for pity that night,” she recalled. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They pitied Earthlings for being able to see only three. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If this was some kind of pity party he’d arranged for her, she really wasn’t in the mood. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “She is a sort of elegant creature that one cannot keep one’s eyes from. I am always watching her to admire; and I do pity her from my heart.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Theon felt a stab of pity for him and his men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “By saying the slave should eat honey," he explained, “he means that we should find a little pity in our hearts for one who was driven by despair to do something he will always regret." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z For all that they were so beautiful, and took their ease, she knew them, and she pitied them, who would have no covering in the great day of His wrath. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “None whatever, my chicken,” she said, and for the first time there was a hint of pity in her voice. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The young man’s conduct, and his sister’s, seemed the result of real feeling, and she could not but pity them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The town, instead of doubting her innocence, pitied her candor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I love her a thousand times more for her sweet pity of last night, a pity that made my own hate of the monster seem despicable. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But pity overwhelms me at the sight of these small, sad-eyed children taken from the arms of their parents and given to a God whose embrace they cannot feel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It is particularly a great pity that they are frittering away so much time and energy on political problems, when they could be devoting themselves to scientific pursuits.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hadn’t she merely befriended him out of pity? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We give Mr. Stoker a few pity laughs. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then Pearl had reached out one timid finger and traced a vine in the wallpaper, and Lexie had felt a warm gush of pity for her, the sad little mouse. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She’s always looking at me with a smile that seems forced, a high-pitched tone in her voice laced with pity or maybe disgust. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I drew some brief and pitying looks, but no one spoke to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "I hope my sister is not overtaxing her strength, so soon after her illness. It would be a great pity if she were to suffer a relapse." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Howard felt a pang of pity for him and his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity you didn’t think of your little girl’s health before you deprived her of her pet robot,” he muttered—but to himself. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z At least until the moment they had entered the banquet hall, and every gaze had looked too much like pity. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I pity any fool trying to climb the mountain in the next couple of days.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Arriving at the train station back in 1906, the smiles they both smiled at the women with little children, strung like beads over suitcases, were touched with pity. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The officer looked at me with flat pity in his eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “O aunt! have pity! Forgive me! I cannot endure it—let me be punished some other way! I shall be killed if—” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Valentine had loved me with pity in her heart. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And she doesn’t say anything, but her lips are parted, not frowning, not pitying. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I pity this man’s deluded and diseased mind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a pity. Now, about—” “Could I have my bananas back, please?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly as he fixed the miserable rags round himself a feeling of pity for his ruined body overcame him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He believed every one of them was talking about his burn—pitying him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Josephine stopped what she was doing long enough to let out a sad, pitying belly laugh. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I pity both of them. The child is not clean.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not attractive, but adorable in the sense that you can’t help pitying him—like a wet puppy rolled in sand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z One was the secret of kindness from whitepeople—they had to pity a thing before they could like it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't know if we're exactly friends or what, or if she's taking pity on me, or how pathetic I must seem to her, being tethered to Noodle like I have been. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “He wasn’t apologizing for being creepy, for hitting on me. Did you see his eyes? They were filled with it. Pity. Genuine pity. He might as well have said ‘I’m sorry your life is over.’” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z In that instant, Archer pitied him as much as he hated and feared him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Poor boy,” she said, with a pitying smile, “there has been grievous mischief done today.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He prayed to die also, and Zeus in pity allowed him to share his life with his brother, to live, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, Dad’s anger-control counselor took pity on him and didn’t mention his broken hands in her letter to the judge. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He took pity on the fierce, desperate little girl and didn’t send her away. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I pity the fool?” he said in a funny tough voice, like he was imitating someone. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Free to feel whatever he felt—fear, guilt, shame, love, grief, pity. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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