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Meanings of look sympathetic in English

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Usage of look sympathetic in English
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And then they will look sympathetic and you will want to slap them.
Up the Hill and Over
2
You'll manage it, Alice, and look sympathetic when you speak to him, poor fellow.
The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
3
The blonde woman nodded, clearly trying to look sympathetic.
Consequences
4
Twisting off the cap and trying to look sympathetic, he carried the bottle over to Adele.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
5
It made her look sympathetic, Trygve explained wisely.
Accident
6
I try hard to look sympathetic.
The half life of stars: a novel
7
Mutimer had to summon his thoughts from a great distance; his endeavour to look sympathetic was not very successful.
Demos
8
Sarafine tried to look sympathetic.
Beautiful creatures
9
I tried to look sympathetic.
Venus In Copper
10
Eddie tried to look sympathetic.
The Hustler
11
Fun endeavoured to look sympathetic and sentimental, though the spirit within could scarcely refrain from grinning in Mrs. Legend's face.
Home as Found / Sequel to "Homeward Bound"
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She didn't look sympathetic.
Secret Sanction
13
Jane turned and walked swiftly away, followed by Droom, who rubbed his long fingers together and tried to look sympathetic.
Jane Cable
14
Stephen tried valiantly to look sympathetic, but it was useless; he was obliged to smile, and Pixie smiled with him, adding cheerily-
The Love Affairs of Pixie
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I tried to look sympathetic, and, not knowing exactly what to say, I asked whether Miss Darrell's father lived in that neighbourhood.
Milly Darrell
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William tried to look sympathetic, but the man was so unsavory in his appearance and manner that it was hard to feel sympathy.
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
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