How to Use compassionate in a Sentence

compassionate

adjective
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  • The point of their speech is to offer a compassionate ear.
    — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Thank you for all of the compassionate souls in this room and all of the storytellers here tonight.
    — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The compassionate move is to ease pain instead of lash out at it.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Not in a mean way, but in a loving and compassionate way.
    — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful, all peace belongs to the Lord of God.
    — NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Barnes’ style is to be the stern father, Elias’ the compassionate mother.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • These three books are by far my most compassionate books.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Even if he were sentenced to prison, his poor health might be grounds for a compassionate release.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The BugView deserves a place on store shelves next to fly swatters and Raid — not as a touchy-feely, compassionate alternative, but as the right tool for the job most of the time.
    — Mike Pearl, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Alan, 10, was known for his kind and compassionate nature.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 19 June 2023
  • Raise them to respect women, raise them to stand up for others, raise them to care for the Earth, raise them to be kind, compassionate and honest.
    — Annie O'Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Mar. 2023
  • She's taught me about humor, and steadfast faith, how to raise compassionate children...and how to eat Peanut Butter on a spoon.
    — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Pisces is a water sign, after all, so this Saturn move will bring up all sorts of feels and bring out your most compassionate self.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Now, the pooch pals are looking for a foster home together — a safe, compassionate place where Kaylee can heal.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The Little Sisters of the Poor help the elderly poor die surrounded by love and compassionate health care.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Social media users weighed on the performance through the night and, among the jokes were some more compassionate reactions.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The officers that responded to Gabby and Brian were compassionate … their hearts were in the right place of wanting to help.
    — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 27 May 2023
  • In the last year, says Henderson, the two have shared a more compassionate understanding.
    — Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Finkel, who has been to his own rock bottom, is both clear-eyed and compassionate about the downfall, but something more than sympathy lingers in his tone.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • While the jacket describes this as a thriller, my sense of it was of a calm, compassionate clarity, smooth and aching, animating its three core points of view.
    — Amal El-Mohtar, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Step 5: Be honest and compassionate, and take ownership for your part.
    — Neha Sangwan, Fortune Well, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Such a smart, complex, compassionate, funny, and poignant show.
    — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • As the show recounts, Suarez later finds himself with a son and yet few models of compassionate parenting.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • Helen Adeosun wants to make sure that when that day comes, there will be a competent, compassionate caregiver ready to knock on your door.
    — Melinda French Gates, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The reasoning for it is compassionate and backed by a lot of data and advocacy.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Boxers are compassionate and loving dogs weighing up to eighty pounds with a life expectancy of 10-12 years.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023
  • Debby drove a hard bargain but was always fair and compassionate.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Although the talk was verbal, there was an aura of compassionate understanding and grace as Lee began to share herself with the stage.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023
  • But in general, 666 reminds you to stay open and compassionate, so this could also apply here.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Kate Troll did not, and this absorbing, compassionate and life-affirming book is the result.
    — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023

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