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have pitied

  • present perfect of pity.

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Admittedly, I might have pitied him, as he stammered in front of his peers.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2023

He recently moved from Michigan to Arizona, and though the world may have pitied his decline, he never gave it much thought.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2016

He would have pitied a man who resorts to petty skulking.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2013

O Patrick! thou wouldst have pitied her tearing the hair off the golden head.

From The Irish Fairy Book by Various

But I’m sure any one might have pitied my feelings upon that terrible morning.

From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville