empathize with

Example Sentences

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I don’t know if I empathize with them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

It is not difficult to empathize with someone who has been wronged, or to root for him or her when reprisals are made.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Marozzi, who declined to share his voting record over privacy concerns, explained that he can empathize with a no pain, no gain mentality.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

I deeply empathize with Jordan and Lindo — and Davidson, who has expressed profound regret in the days since.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Not only will the students be able to empathize with Gerda’s feelings of persecution and loss, but I hope they’ll be able to understand how Anne Frank must have felt.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers