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Meanings of great pity in English

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Usage of great pity in English
1
It is a great pity this was not shown in this case.
The Irish Times
2
It is a great pity; but that may be altered with time.
A Countess from Canada: A Story of Life in the Backwoods
3
I feel great pity for him; he might be a better man.
The Harvest of Years
4
It is a great pity that the English nation is so unmusical.
In a German Pension
5
So the poor little companion is ill. That is a great pity.
Susan / A Story for Children
6
It's a great pity men should go on in such a way.
The Small House at Allington
7
It is a great pity you offended your father. Richard was silent.
There & Back
8
That was great pity, said the king, and so said many knights.
Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1
9
It cannot be helped, of course, but it is a great pity.
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
10
A great pity-anintense desire to shield and rescue her-filledhis soul.
From Jest to Earnest
11
It's a great pity you could not keep it till I came.
A Perilous Secret
12
Sir, said the man, he is slain, and that is great pity.
Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2
13
Is not it possible to serve mankind without feeling too great pity?
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
14
But Ritz looked so miserable that Auntie felt great pity for him.
Erick and Sally
15
It is a great pity that their circumstances should be so confined!
Emma
16
Et ces a great pity, but zey haff not ze-what, ah?-zeexperience.'
In the Roaring Fifties
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Great pity through the time
Great pity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare