sympathy
Example Sentences
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As the struggling men and women in “Land” endure defeat and distrust victory, it is their frailty as much as their strength that wins our sympathy and holds our attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It was a sympathy prize, Colbert joked: “We should have gotten canceled years ago.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But Silber tries to extract too much sympathy from the exchange and stops the action when it should be moving rapidly toward its big finish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Channel 4 boss Priya Dogra previously declined to apologise when asked by a reporter following the broadcast of Panorama on Monday, although she did express her "sympathy" for those who had spoken up.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Nathan pressed my arm in sympathy; he too looked queasy.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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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