sympathetic
Example Sentences
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The movie calls him the Lost Man, a bid for everyman philosophical relevance, and Ninomiya is indeed a sympathetic avatar.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Others were more sympathetic but still unsettled by what he was doing not only to himself but also to his teenage children, who will have to deal with the ugly reactions of social-media ghouls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
A judge appeared sympathetic on Thursday to legal arguments that ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cillia Flores should be allowed to use Venezuelan government money to fund their defence.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
He’d befriended Bobby in Portorož and was sympathetic to his complaints, and he thought a movie might take Bobby’s mind off his problems.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing sympathetic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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