How to Use empathy in a Sentence

empathy

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  • 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
  • It would also be linked to the degree of empathy in the man.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2018
  • And yet the song is a thing of beauty, rich with empathy.
    — Scott Stroud, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021
  • Kindness comes first, and empathy is the key to growth.
    — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • And what that told me is this is a question about empathy.
    — cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • For all of its seeming perks, empathy can be a hard sell.
    — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Think through your actions and words with empathy first.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • That means that, for me, this is a film defined by empathy.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • There wouldn’t be much empathy here if the answer weren’t the latter.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • This one reminds you to keep your empathy under lock and key.
    — Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Millikin wants his art to stir empathy and drive change.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Of course, this new study does more than find meager empathy for the out-group.
    — Wired, 9 Nov. 2019
  • If there was any sort of empathy, the shutdown would have ended a long time ago.
    — Celeste Katz, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2019
  • All those people who now have jobs, that's a lot of empathy.
    — Fox News, 11 Sep. 2018
  • Gandhi’s empathy comes up again and again with those who know her well.
    — Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2021
  • But some said the officer could have shown more empathy.
    — Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Show some empathy for people whose lives have been lost.
    — Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • However, don’t be quick to lump empathy in with the rest.
    — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Somebody’s out there that cares about me, has empathy for me.
    — Brett Weiss, star-telegram, 21 June 2018
  • Cosby had no empathy for the plight of poor Black people.
    — Michael Arceneaux, Essence, 1 July 2020
  • His death was met with an outpouring of love and empathy from his fans and colleagues.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 24 Sep. 2021
  • But the thing is that having true empathy for other people is hard.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Not to mention, the empathy and compassion shown to those who live there.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Oh, well, those theologians do have more empathy than the rest of us.
    — The Hive, 12 May 2017

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