Definition of EMPATHETIC

Examples of empathetic in a Sentence

an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point

Recent Examples on the Web

Fans were empathetic, as the photos served as a reminder that plastic surgery is serious business with serious side effects. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "5 Questions You Should Ask Before Deciding To Undergo Plastic Surgery," 2 July 2019 Be empathetic enough to see things from the other side and act accordingly. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for June 30, 2019: Libra, it’s all a matter of perspective; Aquarius, money mix-ups could provide comic relief," 30 June 2019 Maybe dolphins are just generally empathetic and altruistic, as Gregg suggests. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Our love of dolphins is not always good for them," 8 June 2019 Perhaps a slightly empathetic young person—with just a twinge of feeling for the Thou—finding the right fiction would be yearned into other text. — David Means, Harper's magazine, "A writer alone with the work," 10 Apr. 2019 The youngest, Anne Feltovich, a Latin teacher in her 30s, was the most persistent and appeared the most empathetic. — New York Times, "His College Knew of His Despair. His Parents Didn’t, Until It Was Too Late.," 12 May 2018 The Economist: Using your methods, won’t empathy simply develop in those who are prone to be empathetic anyway—leaving the most vile people unaffected and the world unimproved: a snowflake of kindness amid a blizzard of misanthropy? — K.n.c., The Economist, "How to increase empathy and unite society," 7 June 2019 He’ll be remembered as an empathetic, courageous person whose writing and on-air adventures brought different peoples of the world a little closer together. — WSJ, "WSJ. Magazine’s 10 Most-Read Stories of 2018," 17 Dec. 2018 Their trip to South Africa in January illuminates the empathetic nature of both. — Aaron Carter, Philly.com, "Germantown Friends' McKoy twins will continue track careers at Lafayette, Lehigh," 2 June 2018

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