sympathetic response
Example Sentences
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Two proposals backed by Greenberg, the Louisville mayor, drew a sympathetic response from a fellow mayor who is running for governor.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023
It “really swayed” independents and men, Kumar said, evoking a more sympathetic response than an ad with a woman sharing that her abortion allowed her to attend college and pursue a career.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
She accused Chu of being taken in by a performance she alleged was coached, and wondered why her own tears didn’t get such a sympathetic response.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022
If the optic nerve message shows that low levels of light are falling on the retina, the hypothalamus activates the sympathetic response.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In our social existence we come in touch with other souls, each with its actual or potential wealth of being, and each inviting our sympathetic response.
From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring
