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"feel sorry for himself" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
This phrase is typically used when describing someone who is feeling sad, remorseful, or self-pitying about a situation or their own actions. Example: After losing his job, John couldn't help but feel sorry for himself as he struggled to make ends meet. Another example: Despite her friends' attempts to cheer her up, Susan couldn't stop feeling sorry for herself after her breakup.
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She never made him feel sorry for himself". In a 1986 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Tullis said she "always thought showing Rocky's courage would help a lot of disabled kids -- and the parents of disabled kids; sometimes they are more disabled than their kids.
He doesn't even feel sorry for himself.
Does he feel sorry for himself?
Michael doesn't feel sorry for himself.
It was difficult not to feel sorry for himself.
McLeod has reason to feel sorry for himself.
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Then he felt sorry for himself.
At first, Vik admits, he often felt sorry for himself.
Mr. Branch adds: "He felt sorry for himself.
Feeling sorry for himself, he ate seven rice-pudding containers in a half hour.
Those sounded like the words of a man who felt sorry for himself.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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