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Example sentences for "take pity"

  • Four times he prayed to her, saying: "Oh ghost, take pity on me!

  • She said: "Oh ghost, take pity on us, and go away.

  • The old woman repeated her prayer: "Ghost, take pity on us.

  • He used to pray to all kinds of birds and animals that he saw, and ask them to take pity on him and help him, saying that he wanted to be a warrior.

  • I dare say they do, but I am not going to take pity on them till the end of the ball.

  • Have I not good reason to be afraid that as I refused to take pity on your love so you would refuse to take pity on my necessity?

  • Those in front reproved him and tried to silence him; but he continued shouting, louder than ever, "Son of David, take pity on me.

  • In loud voices they cried out, "Jesus, Rabbi, take pity on us.

  • Let us then praise our Mother and Queen, and implore her to take pity on us, whose lives are passed in a constant struggle against the world, the flesh, and the devil.

  • Flee then to Mary, O my soul; beseech her to take pity on thee, and secure thy salvation, which cost her Son so dear, and which is so priceless to her maternal heart.

  • Take pity on us, thy children; intercede for us with Jesus, that He may have mercy on us, and grant us the grace to walk worthy of our vocation, that we may be His through time and eternity.

  • O Getanittowit, take pity on him and wake him up.

  • O Getanittowit, take pity on me, and give me back my brother, Spotted Deer.

  • O Getanittowit, take pity on me and help me to do what I have set out to do.

  • But Barry condescended to take pity on me.

  • I am asking you to take pity on a very lonely man," he said gently.

  • He had asked her to take pity on a lonely man--and he had given her no opportunity.

  • Take pity on people who are poor, because we have been poor, and people have taken pity on us.

  • Now, I want you to take pity on this man, because I pity him.

  • I have taken pity on him, and I want you to take pity on him.

  • Whoever you are who speaks to me, take pity on me and help me.

  • She added in a moment, as if she were so happy that she could afford to take pity on him, 'He is everything that's good and kind.

  • My son, take pity on me and tell me what light your telegram throws,' Mrs. Nettlepoint went on.

  • When the four maidens saw his piteous plight they cried aloud to their lady, and said, "Lady, for the love of God, take pity on your poor friend.

  • She said, "Ah, Lord God, take pity on me!

  • She related the cruel adventure which had chanced to her, and prayed them to take pity on a most unhappy lady, and they answered that mercy they would show.

  • She went off into a swoon, more or less affected, and when I had brought her to herself she shed a flood of quiet tears "Take pity, oh, do take pity!

  • She would implore the schoolmaster to take pity on the poor, helpless woman that she was, assuring him, with some weird oaths, that she would pay him every penny.

  • You have a Jewish heart; you'll take pity.

  • Take pity on me, do not force me to abandon my quiet and peaceful life.

  • Marie, dear Marie, I entreat you, take pity on your family!

  • And then scores of other mothers begged her, with heart-breaking lamentations and kisses, to take pity on their daughters also; which she could not do for sheer lack of room.

  • Take pity, oh, do take pity," she was pleading, when her voice was choked off by somebody within.

  • She showed, it is true, uncommon kindness to him; but it is a woman's work to take pity on the wounded, even if they are enemies.

  • I would be the first to take pity on you.

  • Take pity on the unfortunate country if you have no pity on yourselves.

  • As they sat down, the bird said: "I have brought this man here and want you to take pity on him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take pity" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    for some; joint resolution; pound carronades; sail boom; take along; take arms; take breath; take chances; take down; take from the fire; take life; take much; take one; take orders; take pains; take passage; take possession; take that; take time; taken care; taken notice; takes its name from; takes occasion; takes part; takes place; yesterday evening