SYMPATHY in a Sentence
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222 example sentences for SYMPATHY, such as:
1. His look appealed to Ethan for sympathy.
2. She has frequently expressed Republican sympathies.
3. Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues.
4. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war.
5. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
2. She has frequently expressed Republican sympathies.
3. Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues.
4. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war.
5. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SYMPATHY
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sympathy
n. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
n. a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 His look appealed to Ethan for sympathy.
2 He saw his blunder before she could take it up: she wanted sympathy, not consolation.
3 She gave him a last nod of sympathy while her son chirped to the horse; and Ethan, as she drove off, stood in the middle of the road and stared after the retreating sleigh.
4 He was planning to take advantage of the Hales' sympathy to obtain money from them on false pretences.
5 She looked up at him and saw that his mouth was pulled down at the corners in mock sympathy, even while he swished the fan.
6 Melanie telegraphed Colonel Sloan a dozen times and finally a letter arrived, full of sympathy, explaining that Ashley and a squad had ridden out on a scouting expedition and had not returned.
7 She knew she should feel sorry for Melanie, but somehow she could not muster a spark of sympathy.
8 How good the old lady was to offer no sympathy that would make her cry.
9 Anybody who would waste precious money on tombstones when food was so dear, so almost unattainable, didn't deserve sympathy.
10 She remembered the feel of plow handles between her inexperienced, blistered palms and she felt that Hugh Elsing was deserving of no special sympathy.
11 Her sweet sympathy and her bright-eyed interest in every word he uttered were balm upon the wound left by Suellen's supposed defection.
12 But he gave her sympathy, something she had never had from anyone and never expected from him.
13 And she did not want to hear the kindly sympathy that would be poured out about Gerald.
14 Not a single person had spoken to her that morning or given her one look of sympathy.
15 She spoke without any desire for sympathy and the two gave her none.
Example Sentence:
1 In the final analysis I think our sympathy lies with the heroine of the play.
2 If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
3 If you play the fool, and lose a good job on consequence , you can hardly expect much sympathy.
4 Sullivan expressed sympathy for the striking federal workers.
5 Willard is in sympathy with many Green Party issues.
6 I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever.
7 The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.
8 For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
9 Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war.
10 Faced with racist bullying by other housemates, first there was sympathy, but now the media here in India is becoming increasingly negative.
11 She has frequently expressed Republican sympathies.
12 Amy's own Republican sympathies strengthened as the days passed.