compassionate
Example Sentences
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It was the Steyer I’ve heard on too many commercials: pugnacious, compassionate but spouting a whole bunch of boilerplate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Page added the facility would make "a real difference to women, their families and carers, while also providing a more compassionate and effective use of health and social care resources".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
We fired that hospice agency and hired another, which immediately sent a nurse who had the perfect blend of medical expertise and compassionate bedside manner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Sara Wheeler’s “Jan Morris” is a compassionate and comprehensive biography of the Tiresias of travel writers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The Doctor looked at him with compassionate eyes.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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