sympathetic
Example Sentences
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She gives him a sympathetic look but says nothing more.
From Literature
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She said the Australian film director's 1997 spoken word song contained advice that was still "relevant" and was "very sympathetic to politicians".
From BBC
A sympathetic police chief decided to free him, she said.
In the meantime, though, I become sympathetic to my wife’s point of view.
I could hardly wait to write this down on the Compliments for Classmates page in my notebook, but it looked too weird: “Imogene Herdman—sympathetic.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.