sympathy
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Hasina said she had "sympathy for every family that lost a loved one" but stopped short of offering an apology.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
When Ferran Torres slammed in the extra-time winner, and Rodri lifted the trophy high in New Jersey, it is hard to imagine many will have had sympathy for Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s hard not to feel some kind of sympathy for Max, who sustained a severe brain injury while he was incarcerated that required surgeons to install a metal plate in his skull.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
In his book, he treats empathy in a largely colloquial sense, “as both a way of exhibiting sympathy towards someone, as well as a means of putting myself in your shoes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He leaned forward and hung on every word, reacting at appropriate intervals with astonishment, sympathy, dismay.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
On Monday, Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant wrote an open letter to customers, sharing sympathies with those sickened and promising the company will continue to share what it knows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Scottish government's health secretary, Angela Constance, said her sympathies were with the family.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Knowledge of Jolie’s circumstance will inform a viewer’s reaction to her wounded, resilient performance, but our inherent sympathies can only take French writer-director Alice Winocour’s ensemble piece so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying King Charles was "greatly saddened" by the crash and sent "his thoughts and sympathies" to the dead man's family and to those injured.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
I decided to appeal to my aunt’s sympathies.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing sympathy
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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