empathic

Example Sentences

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In contrast, the empathic distance that reality TV affords still allows us to not only delight in the Traitors’ impressive murder run but perhaps fantasize about how well we’d perform in their place.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Students vastly underestimated how empathic, kind and friendly their average peer was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“Even after the most loving, empathic response, an AI doesn’t care if you drive to the store or drive off a cliff,” Essig said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

Researchers at Durham University found that chimpanzees were as likely to console one another as bonobos - even though the latter is typically considered the more "empathic" primate.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

Raulito was having one of his crying fits and Jacqueline, who is empathic when it comes to tears, had joined in.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez