Sentence examples for sympathetic smiles from inspiring English sources
She got lots of sympathetic smiles and heard many variations of "We're not hiring".
This colloquial use seems to neglect the implications that the saying can have on people with disfigurements, where living with one can be a daily nightmare – not being able to walk down the street to the nearest shop without getting awkward glances or sympathetic smiles.
People need people, not sympathetic smiles.
They would have their sympathetic smiles and nods if I ever did try to engage with them in a conversation.
The receptionist gave me a sympathetic smile.
She gave me a sympathetic smile.
The nephew shrugged and offered a sympathetic smile.
Give her credit: she parted with a sympathetic smile.
Her grandma, waiting with Anastasia, gave a sympathetic smile.
Luda was about to answer with a sympathetic smile, but the smile died in midair.
She gave Evelyn McCabe, whose house stands a few yards away from the sinkhole, a sympathetic smile.
