feel sorry for
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, she says, Lewis's nurses "feel sorry for me, so they'll bring me hot food".
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” “You feel sorry for Oscar Isaac’s character in ‘Beef’ because he’s so clearly outmatched by his partner, played by Carey Mulligan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
“I feel sorry for these clients. We’re not talking about wealthy individuals.”
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
I always contrast Thomas’ capacious ability to feel sorry for himself with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, because she also faced so many hurdles in her own life, right?
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
He is almost seventy, my papá, and seeing the wrinkles on his brow caked with dust, I feel sorry for him.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
