sympathetic
Example Sentences
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The film may initially present Man-su as a sympathetic family man trying to make ends meet, but Lee quickly subverts those sentiments once Man-su’s methodical process betrays no sense of remorse.
From Los Angeles Times
To make matters worse, some of her friends back home aren’t too sympathetic.
It soon became apparent that Benitez was sympathetic to the teachers’ claims.
From Los Angeles Times
A sympathetic German boss saw that he needed better shoes.
But he was sympathetic to the crowd’s inertia: “The stillness isn’t apathy,” Skybetter added.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
