sympathy
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It’s hard not to feel some kind of sympathy for Max, who sustained a severe brain injury while he was incarcerated that required surgeons to install a metal plate in his skull.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dogs not only witness human action and emotion, they are in sympathy with our seeing and often direct it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Justice Minister Naomi Long said she sent her heartfelt sympathy to family members affected by the deaths.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Iran will likely leverage that sympathy over the coming months to try to deepen its influence in Iraq through stronger ties with tribal leaders, clerics and political figures, Jiyad said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
If I go to the nurse, they’ll call my mom, and like she’s going to have any sympathy.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
There were also expressions of solidarity from abroad, with European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen expressing "her deepest sympathies" to the victims of the attack.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
On Monday, Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant wrote an open letter to customers, sharing sympathies with those sickened and promising the company will continue to share what it knows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Scottish government's health secretary, Angela Constance, said her sympathies were with the family.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Knowledge of Jolie’s circumstance will inform a viewer’s reaction to her wounded, resilient performance, but our inherent sympathies can only take French writer-director Alice Winocour’s ensemble piece so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The reporter, Jake Phelps, was, in fact, a longtime advocate of civil rights, though he tried to hide his sympathies from the paper.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing sympathy
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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