feel sorry for

VERB

feel compassion for

Synonyms

WEAK

bleed for comfort commiserate condole with console empathize with express sympathy feel for grieve with have mercy on lament for open one's heart pity sympathize sympathize with

Example Sentences

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feel sorry for

But despite what he has been through, the devout Jew said he refuses to feel sorry for himself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It’s easy to kick the Chargers while they are down, and for the Chargers to feel sorry for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“I feel sorry for him, but I feel sorry for the Roebucks too. Two innocent people minding their own business.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I feel sorry for the people around Dover and the people disrupted by that."

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Maybe if I’d left it the way it was, she’d feel sorry for me and take me back to Raleigh with her.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor