sympathy
Example Sentences
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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
She expressed "sympathy" for the women, but declined to apologise when asked by a reporter, turning instead to walk back into the office.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
At Jimmy Kimmel’s annual monologue to advertisers at Disney’s recent upfront presentation, the ABC late-night host offered sympathy to his ousted CBS cohort Stephen Colbert.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Some jurors accused colleagues of letting their sympathy for children harmed by opioids cloud their ability to make decisions based on the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
I had no sympathy in their appearance, their expression: yet I could imagine that most observers would call them attractive, handsome, imposing; while they would pronounce Mr. Rochester at once harsh-featured and melancholy-looking.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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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