be sympathetic
Example Sentences
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Take a moment before responding, and be sympathetic to the situation they’re facing as a result of your decision.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
On a human level, anyone seeing the photographs from Prime Minister's Questions would be sympathetic, whatever the contributory factors.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
Mr. Starbuck initially focused on companies with customers whom he thought would most likely be sympathetic to his cause, like Tractor Supply and John Deere.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024
The idea was to be sympathetic enough that viewers would conclude “these young women were not psychopaths” even if “they made different choices than you or I would have made.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
What the shrew had said was meant to be sympathetic, but it was not helpful.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
