How to use "pity" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "pity" in popular movie and book plots

  • Is it not a pity she was not on my level.  - A Scandal in Bohemia
  • Margaret employs emotional blackmail to appeal to Dixon's sense of duty and pity to keep him in an ambiguous and sexless relationship.  - Lucky Jim
  • The first two pigs have pity on the wolf, and despite the third pig blocking the door, the two other pigs let the wolf in.  - Pigs in a Polka
  • While his mother and Marena welcome him and celebrate him as a "friend" of man, the old Prince and Bambi pity him.  - Bambi, a Life in the Woods
  • “Elissa”, who is really Cabiria, takes pity on the imprisoned pair and passes water to them without recognizing who they are.  - Cabiria
  • She tries to resolve the argument and says that she only means well, but he has to stop the pity party.  - Interiors
  • Scrooge takes pity on Bob's young son, Tiny Tim, whose family can barely feed him more than a small portion.  - Mickey's Christmas Carol
  • She begins to pity her captor, comparing him to Caliban in Shakespeare's play The Tempest because of his hopeless obsession with her.  - The Collector
  • She then explains the pity she feels for young, childless women, ageing at home while the men are away on endless campaigns.  - Lysistrata
  • She, out of pity for her friend and respect for her husband, decides that Werther must not visit her so frequently.  - The Sorrows of Young Werther
  • She wakes up and explains to them what happened, and the dwarfs take pity on her and let her stay with them in exchange for housekeeping.  - Snow White
  • The relative takes pity on the young man and allows him to recover at his home.  - America America
  • Sam spares Gollum's life in one last show of pity and kicks him down the Mountain.  - The Return of the King
  • The author took pity on him and has provided a quite improbable epilogue".  - The Last Laugh
  • Rose of Sharon takes pity on the man and offers him her breast, to save him from starvation.  - The Grapes of Wrath
  • Estragon takes pity and tries to wipe away Lucky's tears, but, as he approaches, Lucky violently kicks him in the shin.  - Waiting for Godot

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