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Example sentences for "peety"

Lexicographically close words:
peering; peerless; peers; peert; pees; peeuish; peeved; peevish; peevishly; peevishness
  1. The mair 's the peety he sud hae hed the milk o' an honest wuman upo' the tap o' that!

  2. Erchie, the Lord peety you, dear, and peety me!

  3. Erchie, the Lord peety you dear, and peety me!

  4. What a peety she could not see him the now," said Finlay Campbell.

  5. It's a peety but ye had been in Paradise, and there micht na hae been ony faa'.

  6. It's an awfu' peety that the weemin dinna gang to the meetin's.

  7. If it's no' oot o' peety for me, I could bear it better.

  8. Peety ony puir body that has been oot in it," said her mother, with a deep sigh, as she folded back the blankets.

  9. Och, but it will be a peety about the English.

  10. But it will be a great peety that a fine man like yourself would be hafing anything to do with the tribe.

  11. The Lord peety the man that will be falling into the hands of a clever lawyer!

  12. It iss sound doctrine that we need, and a great peety you are not giving it.

  13. MacLure hed mony natural virtues, an' he did his wark weel, but it wes a peety he didna mak mair profession o' releegion.

  14. A'm watchin', an' peety ye if ye pit aff time.

  15. It iss a peety you hef not the Gaelic," Flora said to Marget afterwards; "it iss the best of all languages for loving.

  16. It wass a great peety he had no hook, for it iss a want, and you do not catch many fish without a hook.

  17. It was a peety that ye had forgotten yer perspective glasses.

  18. On reaching the gate, Peety Dhu and his pretty daughter turned up towards the house we have alluded to--which was the residence of a man named Burke.

  19. This unlucky allusion might have broken up the whole contemplated arrangement, had not Hycy stepped in to avert from Peety the offended pride of the patroness.

  20. Now, it appears that Hogan's wife, who has been kept out of this secret, got Nanny Peety to set her father to work in order to discover it.

  21. As Peety Dhu, whilst passing from the residence of our friend Jemmy Burke to that of Gerald Cavanagh, considered himself in his vocation, the reader will not be surprised to hear that it was considerably past noon!

  22. Hycy, whilst in the kitchen, cast his eye several times upon the handsome young daughter of Peety Dhu, a circumstance to which we owe the instance of benevolent patronage now about to be recorded.

  23. M'Mahon seemed fatigued and travel-worn, and consequently was proceeding at a slow pace when Peety overtook him.

  24. It is the Lord's ain peety that ye werena' born reasonable and wise like the Mintos--!

  25. Then, if I find anything wrang, Guid peety the idle hizzies!

  26. What a peety ye're ower late for ma wee tea-pairty.

  27. Oh, it's a peety you didna live langer, Mr. Saunderson, for George hes risen in the warld and made a great fortune.

  28. For twal year hev a' been hoosekeeper in this manse, an' gin it hedna been for peety a' wad hae flung up the place.

  29. If they didna begin askin' him tae stay wi' them on Presbytery days, and Mrs. MacOmish hed the face tae peety him wi' naebody but a hoosekeeper.

  30. It's an awfu' peety that oor auld Scotch kirk wes split, and it wud be a heartsome sicht tae see the Glen a' aneath ae roof aince a week.

  31. It wad be a great peety it sud gang to waur afore ye get it.

  32. I peety them that has the bother o' muckle money.

  33. Losh peety me," said Jean, as she turned to go indoors, "what a puir bairn.

  34. He's no' to peety if he has ane o' my guid cauf beds to sleep on, and a bowl o' parritch in the morning.

  35. It's a' very weel to dee for the Cause, but it would be a peety if a level-heided man like you were to lose your life in tryin' to save a puir daft wean.


  36. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "peety" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.