Example Sentences

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Piteously, I would hear only the first part.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2018

Piteously cold though she was, the blood rushed to her face as she uttered the words; but Malipieri felt it in his throat and eyes.

From The Heart of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

Piteously the half-crazed father besought us to rescue his child from the terrible fate in store for her.

From The Young Trail Hunters Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West by Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth

Piteously she looked up into his pale, stern face and clasped her hands.

From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles

Piteously she tried to plead with him, but it was as though an obscuring veil had been dropped upon her.

From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)