Converse of object

• seem: It seems almost a pity I repented the same evening.

• evoke: Pathos Poetry ( or other literature ) which evokes pity or sadness in the reader e.g. Send No Money by Philip Larkin.

• feel: They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear.

• take: They cannot take pity on a widow or do good to an orphan.

• want: She didn't want pity, didn't want to be told what she should do, should have done.

• have: Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me!

Preposition: that

• none: Just a pity that none of us could afford to do any shopping there.

• author: It is a pity that Carolingian authors are silent in too much of this book.

• cannot: Pity that civilized arguments cannot be terminated in the same way!

Adjective modifier

• infinite: I lay there a long time, sobbing, " What a pity, what an infinite pity!

• great: What a great pity to see a project with such remarkable talent vanish.

• real: It is indeed a real pity, about Bob's depressions.

• little: Translate The prince who has little pity of mercy will come through death to change ( and become ) very knowledgeable.

Modifies a noun

• party: Do you have a pity party and invite yourself?

Noun used with modifier

• self: Bishop Anthony also said: " Self pity will not advance the cause of the kingdom of God.

• I: Now, by my life, I pity you.

• tender: All this shews that he has a full heart of tender pity.

Possessives

• sake: For pity's sake, I'm a cat.

Preposition: of

• war: For nearly two hours we were buffeted by the futility of war, seared by the pity of war.