compassion
Example Sentences
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“From the time humankind achieved time travel,” a voice boomed out, just like in a movie preview, “people have been stirred with compassion for the sufferings of the past.”
From Literature
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“We just really believe in the power of film and the entertainment world to harness a society of compassion.”
From Los Angeles Times
“The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple…please, I’m begging you the media to honor your profession and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism.”
Felsenthal said the show was about creating a space of “infinite compassion,” where writers could share things they might not share in everyday conversation.
From Los Angeles Times
"I do believe it is best to give it some grace and compassion because the show was created during the time where reality TV was very new," Oliver says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.