empathic

Example Sentences

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Students vastly underestimated how empathic, kind and friendly their average peer was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"She's a very empathic woman," she told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

He was complicated and intense and combative, and also sensitive and sweet and empathic, and wildly creative, imaginative and curious.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

It is Cronenberg’s empathic, almost tender approach to the material that humanizes the film; his tonal approach is redemptive rather than grindhouse exploitative.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

“Your police department—others as well—may have retired, very probably have retired, authentic humans with underdeveloped empathic ability, such as my innocent niece here. Your position, Mr. Deckard, is extremely bad morally. Ours isn’t.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick