sympathetically

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There was a sombre atmosphere on the court, with the crowd applauding sympathetically as Jones limped off with a towel covering her head.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“I don’t want you—I want Walter!” she snaps at her computer companion when he responds sympathetically to a sudden, anguished access of grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Mui nods sympathetically and shares that she can relate.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

It takes spending sustained time with those same people, in bathing suits no less, to realize how far apart you’ve drifted ideologically, or sympathetically.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2025

The men listened sympathetically, treated Johnny to drinks and assured him that they had been through the same mill.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith