sympathy
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If you look very hard, you might find sympathy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
There is sympathy amid the agent fraternity for Wilcox, who was given a budget to work to that many in the game felt was inadequate to address United's needs.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Lyman steps in, with a semi-comic hint of a John Wayne swagger, to play the peacemaker, exuding a pained sympathy for both his life-wounded daughter and his life-denying wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I am grateful to @MarkJCarney for his sympathy for Ukrainians amid the ongoing Russian strikes.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
He leaned forward and hung on every word, reacting at appropriate intervals with astonishment, sympathy, dismay.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Dan Swaine, the local authority's executive director of place, said the council was "deeply saddened" by the incident and sent its "deepest sympathies" to the man's family and those who were at the scene.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“We offer our deepest sympathies to Sebastian’s family and friends, who are mourning this tragic loss.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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
And even the go-for-broke performance of Mr. Ribisi, with its barely contained insanity, requires something to massage our sympathies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But Miss Philips just said she didn’t know of any shot that would benefit Leroy, and anyway, all her sympathies were with the snake.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Vocabulary lists containing sympathy
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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