Example Sentences

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We cheered the great acts, and sympathized with the poor ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In 2023, according to New York Times polling, 34 percent of Democrats sympathized with Israel and 31 percent with Palestinians.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025

Pope Francis sympathized with from so many immigrants from specifically Latin American countries and the reality that they encounter, Salcedo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

Many people sympathized with the workers and even called for Costco to start revoking memberships.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024

His hands sympathized by sprouting a rich growth of tiny white bumps that itched maddeningly.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole