self-pitying
- a word derived from self-pity.
Example Sentences
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There isn’t a self-pitying page or explicit account of violence in the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
And yet, reluctantly, I have to say that I’d have done the same thing — minus some of the self-pitying and misleading passages in Biden’s official statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
All that’s on hold until I can ease the pain and not be a self-pitying basket case.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2024
But none of the girls come across as self-pitying.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024
I hadn't meant it to sound so self-pitying.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
