empathetic

Example Sentences

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I’d also encourage you to think about what else you can offer besides an empathetic ear.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Carmen tentatively put her regret into words on a general parenting forum a few years ago and says while some people were empathetic, others reacted as if she was "a monster".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Throughout his record number of guest introductions, the president was empathetic and personable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Their authors often were adversaries of the Indians they wrote about, usually did not speak the necessary languages, and almost always had an agenda other than empathetic description of indigenous folkways.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann