sympathy
noun
the act or state of feeling sorrow or compassion for another.
sympathies
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pluralof sympathy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dan Swaine, the local authority's executive director of place, said the council was "deeply saddened" by the incident and sent its "deepest sympathies" to the man's family and those who were at the scene.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“We offer our deepest sympathies to Sebastian’s family and friends, who are mourning this tragic loss.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
As such it comes off like a cheat, a deliberately soulless portrait that rejects our sympathies from the start, foreclosing the feelings of complication and complicity a more interesting movie might have generated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The RAF said its "thoughts and sympathies" remained with the "family, friends and colleagues of Corrie Mckeague".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s 1941, and it doesn’t take her long to discover Hans’s Nazi sympathies, and since Cady is deeply concerned with the plight of the Jews and of her friend Marianne, they begin drifting apart.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
