Explore Sympathise through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like sympathize or empathise. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sympathise in a sentence
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Sympathise meaning
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sympathize.
Synonyms of Sympathise
Using Sympathise
- The main meaning on this page is: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sympathize.
- Useful related words include: sympathize, empathise, empathize, sympathize with.
- In the example corpus, sympathise often appears in combinations such as: sympathise with, to sympathise, we sympathise.
Context around Sympathise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sympathise
- In this selection, "sympathise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely stand out and add context to how "sympathise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 26 and sympathise with our and and we sympathise with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sympathise" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sympathise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I completely sympathise with your son’s plight. (8 words)
I sympathise with the family of the man in this tragedy. (11 words)
The post garnered more than 6.1 million views – and many could sympathise with her. (15 words)
Shortly after the chilling news that rapper Kiernan Forbes, better known as AKA, was murdered on Friday, the family of his deceased fiancée reached out to his parents to sympathise and ask for a meeting. (35 words)
It is hard to sympathise with an organisation whose “corruption” section on Wikipedia is longer than this article, but Fifa has accused the leagues of hypocrisy, and here it has a point. (32 words)
We sympathise with the challenges that hinder them, such as poor top-level management, a shortage of basic resources like reliable vehicles, and a lack of experienced specialised forces. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A spokesperson for the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said: ‘While we sympathise with travellers experiencing delays, the blame lies squarely with the government.
Councillor Jane Meagher Housing Convener said: “I visited this housing and discussed the problem with pigeons earlier today, June 26, and sympathise with our tenants.
He said: “I sympathise with those local authorities who feel the only way to tackle the issue of overcharging is to hand out fines to electric vehicle owners.
I sympathise with the family of the man in this tragedy.
Shortly after the chilling news that rapper Kiernan Forbes, better known as AKA, was murdered on Friday, the family of his deceased fiancée reached out to his parents to sympathise and ask for a meeting.
Social media users were quick to sympathise with the tourist saying they had made similar mistakes in the past.
The post garnered more than 6.1 million views – and many could sympathise with her.
We sympathise with the challenges that hinder them, such as poor top-level management, a shortage of basic resources like reliable vehicles, and a lack of experienced specialised forces.
A Greenwich council spokeswoman said: “We sympathise with the residents of Fingal Street and thank them for bringing this to our attention.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was one of many European politicians to sympathise with Ecke, saying in a post on X that she was “horrified by the vicious attack”.
If you are fed up with trying to get an appointment with your GP, I sympathise.
It is hard to sympathise with an organisation whose “corruption” section on Wikipedia is longer than this article, but Fifa has accused the leagues of hypocrisy, and here it has a point.
Neil Stoddart from NRW said: "We are aware that a part of a retaining wall has collapsed into the river at Ystradgynlais and we sympathise with the affected landowner.
Scott does not want us to like, sympathise or even empathise with the man at any point throughout the three and a half hours.
She said: "In response to the vendetta on our family run business, we sympathise with the grieving family in question.
Van Gerwen went on to sympathise with Wright, who has failed to find consistency for the last 18 months.
A 10 Downing Street spokesman said: “We sympathise with all of those caught up in this extremely difficult situation.
As a funeral director, our role is to sympathise and support families, as well as to communicate what the public health guidelines mean in practical terms.
I can sympathise, after writing one article about the expose I was excited to receive a tweet from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I completely sympathise with your son’s plight.
Common combinations with sympathise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sympathise with 36×
- to sympathise 19×
- we sympathise 6×
- and sympathise 4×
- sympathise and 2×
- could sympathise 2×
- can sympathise 2×