Even though he had failed, she pitied him less than she admired his effort.

At the street market, I ordered piti and watched as the vendor ladled the steaming mutton-and-vegetable soup into small glazed crocks.

At the museum, I studied several pitis—tin coins once used in Brunei and Palembang; the holed examples were called pitis teboh, while the unholed ones were called pitis bountou.

Pitying his friend for the mistake, James offered to help clean up the mess.

His pitying of the injured bird led him to carry it home.

Her pityings, offered more out of habit than compassion, did little to ease his pain.

She catalogued the town's pitifulnesses in a series of melancholy sketches.

For pity's sake, turn down the music — I'm trying to work.

Her brief moment of self pity faded when she realized she could ask for help.

She failed the audition after practicing for months, what a pity.