Sentence examples for called for sympathy from inspiring English sources

But Andrei Loshak, a television and magazine journalist who has criticized Mr. Putin's rule and authored hard-hitting reports about hopelessness in provincial Russia, called for sympathy.

Above the double-time ruckus, Douglas Robb sang with all the earnestness of the collegiate rock called emo, and his overarching tunes bound the songs together while they called for sympathy.

In that tense no-news period as the doctors scanned his brain for any problematic activity (they could have saved time by just noting that he was a Ukip MEP) Twitter liberals called for sympathy and respect, as if Ukip had ever shown any sympathy or respect for the people their campaign of don't-call-it-racism had left dead or beaten in the streets.

Given these facts, Mr. Grass's service to humanity through his writings calls for sympathy for his private torture.

Ill-being, or doing badly, may call for sympathy or pity, whereas we envy or rejoice in the good fortune of others, and feel gratitude for our own.

For instance, after major natural disasters or major news topics, like a hurricane or earthquake, cybercriminals sent out scores of bogus emails, calling for sympathy and donations for the victims, just so they could line their pockets.

Chanting "death to the dictator", the demonstrators filled the streets after opposition groups called for marches in sympathy with the movement in Cairo.

To the surprise of many, Mugabe expressed sympathy and called for Tsvangirai to be left in peace: "He who wants many wives, one or two, it's his own choice.

The gulf of misunderstanding that exists between the two countries was highlighted when New York's mayor rejected a charitable donation of $10m because the Saudi prince who offered the gift as a gesture of sympathy also called for a change in American policy towards the Palestinians.

Officials in your administration have expressed sympathy and called for my unconditional release, and I very much appreciate that.

Complaining about not getting enough credit this late in the game comes off as envy rather than a call for sympathy, even if I know in Hoekstra's case it's most certainly the latter.