compassionately

Example Sentences

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“I listened to her as compassionately as I could,” McAfee told me.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

A friend or family member might serve more compassionately as conservator.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“You can’t describe the situation and logically or compassionately say, ‘We’re going to play,’” Tagliabue told NFL.com in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Either way, it’s a sobering way to introduce an ending as compassionately doom-laden as any Pynchon has ever given us.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

“It has stopped raining 1” someone said, and the whole car fell silent “You poor bastards,” Chief White Halfoat murmured compassionately after a few moments had passed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller