Sentence examples for ostensibly sympathetic from inspiring English sources

The frank depiction of anti-Semitism on the part of ostensibly sympathetic characters can make watching it an unsettling experience for modern audiences.

The Quinnipiac poll, in contrast to other recent surveys, found ostensibly sympathetic views toward Mr. Snowden, with 34 percent of respondents describing him as "more of a traitor" while 55 percent said he was "more of a whistle-blower".

The campaign's attitude extends even to journalists who are ostensibly sympathetic to Trump, or at least to his party.

Grabbing the opportunity that Tom Price's vacated seat presented, Ossoff is a challenger in a district ostensibly sympathetic to Price's tenets.

If I had a dollar for every self-satisfied commentary written (even by ostensibly sympathetic liberals) about protests being misguided and ineffective, I'd no doubt be able to join the wealthy elite that the #Occupy movement has been targeting.

Q: Since November 4th there's been an escalation of tensions and discord between the gay and "faith" communities; how did that impact on the performance of the film at the box office, for even an ostensibly sympathetic figure like Harvey Milk, we were seeing such raw hatred against gay people every day on the streets and in the press.

Which brings us to "Valley of the Dolls". Based on a screenplay by Helen Deutsch and Dorothy Kingsley and released in 1967, this film is ostensibly a sympathetic look at the trials and tribulations faced by career girls, but nonetheless depicts marriage as the pot of gold at the end of every woman's rainbow, and makes much of the importance of having a good bod.

Csokas, ostensibly the villain, is still quite sympathetic, wanting so much to reconnect with the wife who just wants him to leave her alone.

The company is spending millions of dollars to retain former lawmakers and top political figures, fill the coffers of both major political parties and mold public opinion in its favor through sympathetic research organizations and ostensibly independent trade associations.

The game is always that Trump fluidly conflates one set of individuals who constitute a less sympathetic target — one he ostensibly goes after, and one that is harder to defend — with the broader group he's actually trying to belittle or dehumanize but cannot do so overtly.

She may perhaps persuade a sympathetic doctor to prescribe the pill ostensibly for some other medical condition at a cost, typically, of ¥60,000 ($500) for a year's supply.