without sympathy
Example Sentences
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“But that doesn’t come without sympathy and understanding that we don’t live in a perfect world, and this isn’t an exact science.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023
“If we considered leniency for those who committed such crimes it would have been cruel and without sympathy for the victims,” he said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2022
The quote from Blake might be bookended by one from Walt Whitman, who wrote that “whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.”
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020
She is not without sympathy for the bigger picture, though.
From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2018
She looks at me without sympathy and adds, “She’s not acting.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
