sympathy
Example Sentences
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While most modern disciplines are friendly contests, the shin-kicking elicited winces and moans of sympathy from the crowd of more than 2,500 spectators on Friday.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
He also has a moment of sympathy for the Spurs’ rivals who have to try to attack the gigantic center.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
It was a sympathy prize, Colbert joked: “We should have gotten canceled years ago.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But Silber tries to extract too much sympathy from the exchange and stops the action when it should be moving rapidly toward its big finish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
He took a basket of grapes and a sympathy note to Lucretia, which he handed to Brown before going in to speak with Bliss and Woodward.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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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