deserve pity
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To be in a situation where feeling pity for you is appropriate.
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- He was in such a desperate situation, he truly deserved pity.
- Despite his mistakes, no one could say he didn't deserve some pity after all he'd been through.
- Her story was so tragic that she absolutely deserved pity from everyone who heard it.
- The children, orphaned and starving, certainly deserved our pity.
- Although he acted harshly, his current plight made him deserve pity.
- You might not like him, but in this condition, he does deserve pity.
- Seeing the old man struggling, I felt he deserved pity and offered help.
- No matter how strong one seems, everyone can at some point deserve pity.
- The way she was treated, she definitely deserved more than just pity.
- His broken spirit truly made him deserve pity from his former rivals.