How to Use empath in a Sentence

empath

noun
  • Few voters, white, Black or brown, will mistake Mr. Trump for an empath.
    John Kass, Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Kerr will play Piet, tutor to a very troubled child and an extreme empath, with the confidence to back himself against the odds.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 Apr. 2022
  • There’s this really subtle empath to her that understands the right route to go.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Later in the episode, Christina and Josh take the animal empath's advice by spending quality time with their pets at the beach.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
  • Joe, ever the empath, can tell that Marianne is embarrassed.
    Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2021
  • For an empath and an extrovert like Jaswal, this was the perfect sweet spot - being in the spotlight and making real connections.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Here was Alejandro Mayorkas the empath, a child of refugees who draws on his family history to make a case to treat all immigrants humanely.
    Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Kiri, meanwhile, is a dreamer and an empath, and Weaver plays up that whimsicality and lack of artifice with wide grins, eager hugs, and sincere line readings.
    Vulture, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Berto is this 6-foot-4 man who plays this great balance between blue-collar workaholic detective and nurturing empath.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
  • An empath will have intense empathy for others and lack the usual filters that protect us from absorbing the environment around us.
    Jessica Thompson, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The crew empath, dependably generous in his support. Kenneth Leroy Warren Jr.
    New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • To figure out what's going on, the HGTV star took him to see an animal empath—and ended up getting a heartbreaking assessment that her family is determined to remedy.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 July 2023
  • Plus, holistic and metaphysical speakers will offer free presentations on topics including yoga and the healing arts, how to gain power over your health, the role of the empath in this time of radical change and even 2023 new year predictions.
    cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile, identifying as an empath takes the sensitivity aspect of feeling an outsider’s emotions to another level — an empath absorbs it.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • His mother influenced Linda (passionately and affectionately voiced by Rudolph), the family empath and cupcake enthusiast.
    Joseph Longo, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2021

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