Definition of Empathy

to understand and share the feelings of another

Examples of Empathy in a sentence

Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has empathy for illegal aliens.  🔊

Bart has a hard time forming healthy relationships because he lacks empathy for others.  🔊

As an expression of her empathy, Pat will often apologize even when she has done nothing wrong.  🔊

When questioned about his acts, the killer showed no empathy for his victims or their grieving families.  🔊

Because Ginger has a strong sense of empathy, she will be a very effective marriage counselor.  🔊

As a parent, I can only feel a great deal of empathy for mothers who lose their children under tragic circumstances.  🔊

My boss felt no empathy for our team when we failed to meet our project deadline.  🔊

Because Tiffany believes the world revolves around her, she is incapable of feeling empathy for other people.  🔊

Since he is a cancer survivor himself, my doctor was able to show me a great deal of empathy during my chemotherapy treatments.  🔊

The author invites us to feel empathy with the tragic characters in his novel.  🔊

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