sympathize
Example Sentences
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One can sympathize with the urge of these young, educated workers to rebel against their situations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Still, the movie seems to sympathize with many Americans’ misplaced faith in the remoteness of nuclear war.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
"It's quite easy to make a version of that story where he's a sort of toxic incel male conspiracy theorist nut who you don't really sympathize with," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
“Portraying me as someone who serves a cause other than Denmark, and who would sympathize with threats to our kingdom, is unhealthy,” Messerschmidt wrote on Facebook this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
She was afraid I might contact Tyler, and that if I did, he might sympathize with me.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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