How to Use compassion in a Sentence

compassion

noun

• She shows compassion to the sick.
• He felt compassion for the lost child.
• She had the compassion to offer help when it was needed most.
• The takeaway for 2024 is to go out and make the case for life and make it with compassion.
  — Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
• Get out there and vote Yes! For the mná, for compassion, for choice.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 May 2018
• At this moment, this young man is the most in need of compassion, not the least.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• The unit involved, in fact, mocked the victims and showed a lack of compassion.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• There's even some compassion for the robber in a weird way.
  — Shakeil Greeley, GQ, 9 Mar. 2018
• The priest read from Luke and gave a sermon about compassion.
  — Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
• Del Toro hopes this movie will bring about a sense of compassion.
  — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
• The hospital was the place where knowledge and compassion made a stand against the virus.
  — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2021
• When kindness and compassion is what greets those on the run for their lives.
  — Richard Galant, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
• But, there is more than compassion driving the need for change.
  — Champ Lyons Jr., al, 18 June 2021
• That’s one of the ways in which compassion for others can be a source of solace for us, too.
  — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2022
• Her compassion comes through in her eyes, which speak much of what her voice at times cannot.
  — CNN, 18 Nov. 2022
• Many of us are frustrated by the lack of compassion shown by others at the loss of a pet.
  — cleveland, 5 Mar. 2022
• The number of people may be small, but their compassion seems to be great.
  — Kelly Barrett, National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2019
• What strikes me most about Jill Biden is her compassion.
  — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2020
• With the utmost compassion, but that’s true for all of you at every step.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
• Biden's remarks mixed compassion for the lives lost with hope about the path forward.
  — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2021
• Isaiev asked people to pray for peace, love and compassion for Ukraine.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
• Written with care and compassion, a tale of first love and heartbreak, true loss and fear.
  — Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• Who else is in the market for a pint of papaya juice, a scruple of compassion?
  — Campbell McGrath, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
• To seek justice and beauty, to bathe themselves in words and to live with compassion.
  — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2018
• Acting from a place of compassion and kindness will help the day to work out in your favor.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2021
• His act of compassion is a source of great pride and inspiration to me.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• All that was required was a little compassion, and none was shown on that day.
  — Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2021
• How to help kids practice self-compassion, even on tough days.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
• He is withdrawn, acts out in school and struggles to show compassion.
  — USA Today, 16 Oct. 2020
• There are deep veins of decency and love and compassion.
  — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 9 May 2024