sympathy

A DOH spokesperson said: "Our sympathies are with Amy and all families affected by this deeply distressing situation"

They nodded in sympathy, for they too loved bread, as most people do.

“It’s all right to howl,” she said, full of sympathy.

Penelope also found the tale moving, but despite her sympathy she found herself wishing that the Widow Ashton had not chosen to tell such an unappetizing story at the dinner table.

Indeed, she had huffed and puffed her way to the end of the hall at a full trot before Penelope even had a chance to catch her eye and offer a look of sympathy.