take pity on

phrase

: to feel pity for (a person or animal) and do something to help

I took pity on the stray cat and fed him.

Examples of take pity on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Terrorism, as a rule, is considered a serious crime that could earn you a strict sentence of life imprisonment, but for some reason the court decided to take pity on Anatoly. — Oleh Sentsov, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023

Won’t somebody please take pity on The White Lotus and Reservation Dogs! — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022

Did a strange, kind woman take pity on him and share her rice? — Alex Sujong Laughlin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2021

Can someone take pity on my meager mental powers and boil this battle down to a nice soundbite? — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2011

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