sympathy
Example Sentences
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After meeting Shell, Cipriani said he developed sympathy for the executive and “agreed to assist him—voluntarily and without compensation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Max prides himself on his success and has zero sympathy for life’s also-rans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The children at Madrone Elementary School in Santa Rosa heard the news and were asked by their teacher to write notes of sympathy to the pupils of Pantglas Junior School.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Man, she wasn’t looking for any sympathy or anything.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Does it make me a bad person that I find their sympathy almost as upsetting as the swastikas that bring it on?
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing sympathy
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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