compassionate
Example Sentences
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You’re making a generous and compassionate choice, even though it comes with real sacrifices and uncertainty.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Rather, the book shares lessons she’s taken from years of therapy in the form of well-dressed animals dropping pearls of compassionate wisdom.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
Here’s hoping that “Dad Brain” launches us toward rigorous studies and compassionate interpretations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
And he ended on a positive note, saying he hoped the changes would help a build a "secure, lawful, compassionate and prosperous" country.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Being true friends they gave me sensible advice an compassionate sympathy in roughly equal amounts.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing compassionate
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