sympathies

Example Sentences

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Auden ultimately felt that his poem was propaganda, and his sympathies came to lie rather with the common person trampled under the march of History.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Ben Maguire, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, expressed his sympathies to employees, who he said would be "really anxious and uncertain".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s clear from the outset that Mr. Clark’s sympathies lie with the two preachers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He bought newspaper ads and solicited favorable editorials, appealing to Americans’ patriotic sympathies.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Be assured that I pull at the roots of these sympathies.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys