sympathizing

Example Sentences

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While sympathizing with the need for more affordable housing, Maupin said in a video posted on Facebook that Align’s proposal is “a bit of a monstrosity, from the pictures I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

While fully sympathizing with her grief, many women have called Erika Kirk out for not being fully transparent in her self-portrait.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

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

“You can’t sympathize with the staff too much,” he told me, “or you risk not sympathizing with the patients.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French