compassionately
Example Sentences
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She treats him compassionately, seeing him as a person with an unusually difficult background, and wants us to relate to him as though, given similar bad luck, we could easily be in his position.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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
Pap smears are especially traumatic when providers fail to respond compassionately to patients’ pain.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 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
