sympathizing

Example Sentences

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While sympathizing with the need for more affordable housing, Maupin said in a video posted on Facebook that Align’s proposal is “a bit of a monstrosity, from the pictures I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Back in the courthouse, almost three years after Ozy’s collapse, I found myself sympathizing with Watson, against my better judgment.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

"Something about Bowen being the one to voice this joke despite his interview with Chappell sympathizing with her concerns less than a month ago makes me sad," one person wrote in a post to X.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

Protesters gather outside the facility regularly, and in May, Casper Mayor Bruce Knell apologized for a Facebook post about the clinic some interpreted as sympathizing with the fire attack.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023

“You can’t sympathize with the staff too much,” he told me, “or you risk not sympathizing with the patients.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French