Sentence examples for Show pity from inspiring English sources

When you continually show pity for a jobless person, "you're putting yourself in the strong position, and the other person feels weaker and weaker," she said.

So Cinderella must develop a social conscience, convince the Prince to pay attention to the poor, unite Gabrielle with the socialist man of her dreams, show pity on her stepmother and look glorious at the Ball.

Belinda was clearly shocked but initially very calm, even showing pity towards me.

It looks forward to a key line in the Inferno, where, when Dante shows pity for the diviners, Virgil protests, " Qui vive la pietà quand' è ben morta".

Grosz spits upon the bourgeoisie chomping at their cigars, porcine to a man, laughs at the absurd posturings of the military man, and shows pity for the wretched down-trodden – he was a convinced communist until he travelled to the Soviet Union and saw the dictatorship of the proletariat for himself.

Bullies freak when shown pity; you are liable to see a literal "jump", and some verbal outburst, in reaction -- if you are able to keep your cool attitude, even after this, they will not soon approach you again.

"Show no pity," Chapman said.

Second set: Mauresmo* 0 - 1 Williams Three points end up in the net for Amelie and Serena isn't about to show any pity.

If we put them on the front page of newspapers, let's be honest that it is because we admire them, not because they show the pity or futility of war.

After the older brother won gold this week, their coach Malcolm Brown said Alistair had not show much pity for Jonny's condition, and that he wasn't the most sympathetic of brothers.

Usually, when a man gets a good part of his arms chopped off with a machete, there is a wince in the telling of it and a proper show of pity.