empathetic
adjective
em·pa·thet·ic
ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
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Examples of empathetic in a Sentence
an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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Set in modern-day Los Angeles, Sugar chronicles the empathetic yet highly dangerous private investigator, John Sugar (Colin Farrell), and his latest case involving the missing granddaughter (Sydney Chandler) of a legendary Hollywood producer named Jonathan Siegel (James Cromwell).
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
Here, the other kids surround Bluey in an empathetic group hug, then begin to howl like members of the same pack.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
Here, the other kids surround Bluey in an empathetic group hug, then begin to howl like members of the same pack.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for empathetic
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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