sympathize
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"I wanted the audience to be able to sympathize with him at times, and be terrified of him at times," Antosca told AFP on the Los Angeles red carpet.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Many Mexicans tend to sympathize with Cuba because of historic concerns about U.S. expansionism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Still, the movie seems to sympathize with many Americans’ misplaced faith in the remoteness of nuclear war.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Francis bravely doesn’t soften Sally’s prickly nature, but she doesn’t give us much reason to sympathize with her character either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
I sympathize with those whose hearts were pained, as mine was pained, when Mr. Max so cynically assailed our sacred customs.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
The fashion designer and bridal boutique owner sympathizes with retailers grappling with the penny problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
While he sympathizes with the occasional need to chill at home, he also notes it's unsettling that it's a wildly popular discourse.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025
While he sympathizes with the financial challenges restaurants are facing, he said the charge “really kind of stung.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Bryant sympathizes with the people who call in orders on Valentine’s Day.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Of her three children, Celia sympathizes most with her son.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Jeremias, a nurse, said she sympathized with Mangione’s feeling of hopelessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
In 2023, according to New York Times polling, 34 percent of Democrats sympathized with Israel and 31 percent with Palestinians.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025
Many people sympathized with the workers and even called for Costco to start revoking memberships.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2024
Despite criticism, Dr. Folt has maintained considerable support from the university’s trustees, and some faculty members have quietly sympathized with her.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
The general manager sympathized with Dalgard and agreed with him that the monkey facility ought to be evacuated and shut down.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Hitchcock beguiles us into sympathizing with the psychopathic Bruno.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Playing both roles has been therapeutic; it’s been an opportunity to voice my frustrations as a son while also sympathizing with the father character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Back in the courthouse, almost three years after Ozy’s collapse, I found myself sympathizing with Watson, against my better judgment.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024
"Something about Bowen being the one to voice this joke despite his interview with Chappell sympathizing with her concerns less than a month ago makes me sad," one person wrote in a post to X.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
“So I do, as far as sympathizing goes, but I think the fault is yours, Meg.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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