sympathetic
Example Sentences
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They think they’re wised-up, but they lack something essential, a broad and sympathetic imagination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Nipen said over the coming months, landscaping would begin in Water Orton "looking to blend in within the environment, making sure our designs are sympathetic to the area".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
That’s because Pratt’s home burned in the January 2025 Palisades fire, making him a sympathetic figure among many voters — especially those living in his Westside base, they say.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Police believed Freeman may have evaded capture with the help of locals sympathetic to his anti-authority views.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
For the next few weeks I stuck with Captain Carroll and other military personnel, continuing to write my story, more sympathetic than Farmer had been to their mission of nation building.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing sympathetic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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Be Nice!
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