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Conservative supporters of Napoleon III had sympathized with the South during the American Civil War, an offense to American-French relations these men hoped, in part, to repair.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

Many had sympathized when he lost his herd.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2020

Lily’s parents had sympathized with their daughter when they first left Vietnam, but soon afterward they had shown impatience when she pined.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019

Instead, even those Japanese newspapers that had sympathized with the June riots against Kishi proceeded to lambaste the Chinese delegation for "intervention in Japan's domestic affairs."

From Time Magazine Archive

He had sympathized with Tom and Eb, and he had been angered at his father’s command for silence when they grew loud and vehement in their demands for war.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt