Really felt sorry vs Felt really sorry

Both "really felt sorry" and "felt really sorry" are correct and commonly used in English. They have a similar meaning but may slightly emphasize different aspects of the feeling of sorrow. The choice between the two depends on the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.

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Really felt sorry

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a strong feeling of sorrow or regret. The adverb 'really' intensifies the emotion felt.

Examples:

I really felt sorry for her when I heard about her loss.
He really felt sorry for his mistake and apologized immediately.

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I really felt sorry for John.
You know, I really felt sorry for you.
When we heard this, we felt really sorry for her.
All that I know is that I felt really sorry for her.
He even said he felt sorry for us.
She said she felt sorry for you, that it was a joke I was even in therapy, that true narcissists can never really change, that there's nothing you could do to help me.
Last time we parted badly and I felt sorry for that.
Juanita only had Rachel over because she felt sorry for her.
Actually, I felt sorry for him.
He just felt sorry for you.
Maybe he felt sorry for me.
I cannot say they felt sorry for us.
You know, this morning, I actually felt sorry for Daunte.
It's because I felt sorry for you.
You were so nervous and sweaty, I felt sorry for you.
I just felt sorry for her.
But this young man felt sorry for it.
Though she felt sorry for Papa's sake.
No, I felt sorry for the lady.
I've never felt sorry for myself.

Alternatives:

truly felt sorry
deeply felt sorry
sincerely felt sorry
genuinely felt sorry
honestly felt sorry

Felt really sorry

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to express a strong feeling of sorrow or regret. The adverb 'really' emphasizes the depth of the feeling of sorrow.

Examples:

She felt really sorry for missing the important meeting.
They felt really sorry for causing trouble.

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When we heard this, we felt really sorry for her.
All that I know is that I felt really sorry for her.
I really felt sorry for John.
You know, I really felt sorry for you.
You know, when Sam said she was sorry for being mean to me I felt really guilty.
I just felt really weird about what happened.
I'm, I'm really sorry.
Again, really sorry about that.
Look, Penny, I'm really sorry about your nose.
I'm really sorry about this morning.
I'm really sorry to hear that.
And I'm really sorry about that.
Neville, I'm really sorry about this.
Really sorry about throwing the coffee.
All my seniors knew me. I felt really special.
Afterwards, we felt really weird and silly and...
I always felt really brave in that suit.
It felt really good to take money from Michael.
Must have felt really good tonight then.
Truth is, I felt really bad about that.

Alternatives:

felt truly sorry
felt deeply sorry
felt sincerely sorry
felt genuinely sorry
felt honestly sorry

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Really felt sorry vs Felt really sorry