sympathy
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“I think Reggie thought the world had forgotten about him,” his sister told The Times, “so it’s heartwarming to see the outpouring of love, sympathy and remembrances. I’m sure he is smiling from the otherside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Earth has Guy Gardner’s sympathy, but the world needs John Stewart — a hero who knows fear and was raised to understand what to do with it.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Paralleling the pair’s different formations and aesthetic willfulness, the exhibition emphasizes points of overlap and rejection, sympathy and refusal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
He has sympathy for those whose homes were damaged and is also worried that if there was a repeat of the floods the remaining houses could be affected.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He and his sister were still astride their wolves, and the beasts whimpered in sympathy.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
“We offer our deepest sympathies to Sebastian’s family and friends, who are mourning this tragic loss.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
As such it comes off like a cheat, a deliberately soulless portrait that rejects our sympathies from the start, foreclosing the feelings of complication and complicity a more interesting movie might have generated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Williams concluded her statement by sending her love and sympathies to Gilbert’s family, friends and his New Found Glory bandmates Jordan Pundik, Cyrus Bolooki and Ian Grushka.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
A council spokesperson said: "This has been a tragic event, and our profound sympathies continue to go out to Kayden's loved ones."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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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