look sympathetic

Frequency: 6.810.5 per million words

To have an appearance that suggests sympathy.

sympatheticVERBS + sympathetic

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look

Examples (10)

  • Despite the bad news, he managed to look sympathetic.
  • When she told me her story, I tried to look sympathetic.
  • The actor's face was trained to look sympathetic even when he was angry.
  • He didn't feel much, but he knew he had to look sympathetic.
  • The nurse had a kind face that could look sympathetic to patients.
  • Even though he was tired, he still managed to look sympathetic to the crying child.
  • She practiced in the mirror to look sympathetic for the difficult conversation.
  • His body language suggested he was listening, but his expression didn't quite look sympathetic.
  • The therapist's calm demeanor helped her look sympathetic to her clients' problems.
  • He tried to look sympathetic but his eyes betrayed his indifference.