How to Use sympathize in a Sentence

sympathize

verb

• I sympathize but how can I help?
• The Queen wrote that Danes sympathize with the people of Ukraine.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 14 Mar. 2022
• The muted colors in the background—the pewter sky, the drab pastel walls, the dead white of the bus—seem to sympathize.
  — Rafał Milach, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• Jamie sympathizes with him, and Grey asks about his wife.
  — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Sep. 2017
• While most of the 300-plus comments agreed that the bridesmaid was not in the wrong, a few sympathized with where the bride was coming from.
  — Allure, 17 Apr. 2019
• First, try to sympathize with the parents of a screaming child.
  — Christen A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• Johnson sympathizes with the intent of the health changes.
  — Benjy Sarlin, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2018
• As if the cops would sympathize with him. Sheikh says others on the bus averted their gaze.
  — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2018
• Eloy tried to sympathize, but there was nothing to say.
  — David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022
• Since the audience saw the true nature of the assault, there is no way to sympathize with George and Luke.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• One laughed, one felt sorry for me, and the other sympathized.
  — Krystyna Chávez, Marie Claire, 27 Dec. 2019
• In a letter to his forces in May, Kreitmayr called on those who sympathize with the far right to leave.
  — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 2 July 2020
• Hook, who grew up in Grayslake, went to Northwestern and now lives in Michigan, sympathizes with the group.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
• But both artists are looking forward to getting back in the clubs too and sympathize with their plight.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2022
• Tonioli sympathized that the fox trot is the hardest dance to learn and pointed out lots of mistakes.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
• That said, many of us creatives can sympathize when, in week 11, our Project Runway crew has hit a wall.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
• Martin is not the first major celebrity to sympathize with Koy in the aftermath of the show.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
• Wanted to sympathize warmly in one sure place, turn cold in the other.
  — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2022
• Dao felt helpless, and enraged by the comments that seemed to sympathize with the suspect rather than the victims.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2021
• The right-wing blogger Ace of Spades recently summed up where much of the Trump-sympathizing right seems to be these days.
  — vanityfair.com, 18 May 2017
• Whether or not people sympathize, the damage has been done.
  — Laurie Penny, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018
• Many of us who have played a sport can sympathize with the phenomenon of choking.
  — David Shearer, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2019
• Some of the justices appeared to sympathize with those concerns.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
• The big sticking point in this year's God of War, a sequel with the flavor of a reboot, then, is whether or not you can be made to sympathize with a man like Kratos.
  — Julie Muncy, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2018
• People sympathized with Jack in the comments, and one person offered to pick something new up for Jack at the Lego store.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
• Again, a good agent will sympathize with you to build that all-important rapport.
  — Lew Sichelman | Andrews McMeel Syndication, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• Gissel turned to Dees, who brought star power and deep pockets to bear against the Nazi-sympathizing Aryans.
  — Sven Berg, idahostatesman, 24 Apr. 2018
• There’s a moral value in sympathizing with the person consigned to this grim work.
  — Michael Friedrich, The New Republic, 24 May 2018
• Bohdan grinned or hugged or sympathized with his castmates as needed.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
• Truthfully, Miss Manners sympathizes; the change seems pointless.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024