How to Use empathy in a Sentence

empathy

noun
  • He felt great empathy with the poor.
  • His months spent researching prison life gave him greater empathy towards convicts.
  • In the past, there has been more empathy across the aisles.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
  • And yet the song is a thing of beauty, rich with empathy.
    Scott Stroud, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021
  • It would also be linked to the degree of empathy in the man.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Kindness comes first, and empathy is the key to growth.
    Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Asha, the hero of the kingdom Rosas, is a conduit for empathy.
    Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Take a minute to have a little empathy and think about the receiver of the care.
    Veronica Mitchell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • That is, a truly good thrill comes from a place of empathy.
    Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
  • That has a lot to do with the company’s strong sense of empathy.
    Celeste Mora, Quartz at Work, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Barham felt like the empathy of Adeem’s writing was enough to sway them.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2022
  • And what that told me is this is a question about empathy.
    cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Of course, this new study does more than find meager empathy for the out-group.
    Wired, 9 Nov. 2019
  • There wouldn’t be much empathy here if the answer weren’t the latter.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • That means that, for me, this is a film defined by empathy.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • For all of its seeming perks, empathy can be a hard sell.
    Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
  • But the empathy, Bosh wrote in his blog, also was because of style of play.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • All those people who now have jobs, that's a lot of empathy.
    Fox News, 11 Sep. 2018
  • If there was any sort of empathy, the shutdown would have ended a long time ago.
    Celeste Katz, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2019
  • However, don’t be quick to lump empathy in with the rest.
    Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The isolation, the anxiety, the lack of empathy — all of it just part of a new normal.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Somebody’s out there that cares about me, has empathy for me.
    Brett Weiss, star-telegram, 21 June 2018
  • Peter displays empathy and kindness at the end of the film, which helps him with his grief.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Gandhi’s empathy comes up again and again with those who know her well.
    Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Cosby had no empathy for the plight of poor Black people.
    Michael Arceneaux, Essence, 1 July 2020
  • Oh, well, those theologians do have more empathy than the rest of us.
    The Hive, 12 May 2017
  • This one reminds you to keep your empathy under lock and key.
    Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Think through your actions and words with empathy first.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Millikin wants his art to stir empathy and drive change.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Not to mention, the empathy and compassion shown to those who live there.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2021

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