Example Sentences

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Rather than asking audiences to choose sides, Alice and Steve repeatedly challenges them to sympathise with people making decisions they might not agree with.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

While many see Yamagami as a cold-blooded murderer, some sympathise with his troubled upbringing.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Residents Connie Marshall and Marie Notarantonio were union members who went on strike in the 1970s, so sympathise with bin workers, but still want the strike to end.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

"Given the events of the last few weeks, I suspect many of you would sympathise if I had said "anything but chancellor"," she joked with the audience.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

I have longed for a friend; I have sought one who would sympathise with and love me.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley