sympathetic contact
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sympathetic contact
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The author lives there, he has been in sympathetic contact with these votaries of this new art since its beginning, and his statements are entirely trustworthy.
From The Golden Bird by Chase, Edward L.
Both couples are in sympathetic contact absolute and complete at one point; at another they are "poles asunder" both of them.
From Sterne by Traill, H. D. (Henry Duff)
Her transcendent resignation, with its consequent lack of sympathetic contact with the imperfect humanity of—well, Nettie, gave Taou Yuen a dangerous freedom from all that bound Salem in comparative safety.
From Java Head by Hergesheimer, Joseph
But when he sat up, and their eyes met and remained in sympathetic contact, he seemed to see right into a soul that was the home of love, warmth, kindness, tenderness, and intimacy.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David
The calling is the point of sympathetic contact with God where their purposes become the same.
From Quiet Talks on Prayer by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
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