pity
noun
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy.
was pitying
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past progressiveof pity.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“And I was pitying you having jaundice. Pity is something that is wasted on you.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
This little vulgar countrywoman, upon whom she looked so grandly down, was pitying her in her narrow heart.
From The Voice of the People by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
I soon saw that he was pitying me and I promptly stepped down to the dining-saloon and tried to appreciate two or three tons of flowers.
From The Lost Art of Reading by Gerald Stanley Lee
Whatever happened, he must not think that she was pitying him.
From Sisters Three by Stanley Lloyd
And then she realized that she was gazing at her own image, was pitying her own self.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips
