sympathetically

Example Sentences

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But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"They strive to recover unpaid tax as sympathetically as possible and to provide support to households at risk of financial exclusion or hardship."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I believe that I Iived through that awful and tragic experience to be held accountable, not only by the victim’s family but, less sympathetically, to the mirror.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

“I don’t want you—I want Walter!” she snaps at her computer companion when he responds sympathetically to a sudden, anguished access of grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

He smiled sympathetically and served Coal a heaping portion of shepherd’s pie and put the plate of croissants in front of him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste