deserve pity

Frequency: 6.99.5 per million words

To be in a situation where feeling pity for you is appropriate.

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Examples (10)

  • He was in such a desperate situation, he truly deserved pity.
  • Despite his mistakes, no one could say he didn't deserve some pity after all he'd been through.
  • Her story was so tragic that she absolutely deserved pity from everyone who heard it.
  • The children, orphaned and starving, certainly deserved our pity.
  • Although he acted harshly, his current plight made him deserve pity.
  • You might not like him, but in this condition, he does deserve pity.
  • Seeing the old man struggling, I felt he deserved pity and offered help.
  • No matter how strong one seems, everyone can at some point deserve pity.
  • The way she was treated, she definitely deserved more than just pity.
  • His broken spirit truly made him deserve pity from his former rivals.