sympathy
Example Sentences
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Some locals speculate that the Sconset homeowners might have staged the vandalism themselves to gain sympathy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Among them are Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart and former prime minister Tony Abbott, who said his "instinctive sympathy" remained with special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Man, she wasn’t looking for any sympathy or anything.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Foden did deserve a measure of sympathy, however, because he was very fortunate to avoid serious injury in the aftermath of a reckless challenge from Araujo that went unpunished.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
During her illness, he'd felt sympathy for her.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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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