Sentence examples for tone of compassion from inspiring English sources

He set a very appropriate tone of compassion and responsibility and showed a determination to find solutions to the problems created by Hurricane Katrina or uncovered by it.

Bingham authoritatively presents the follies of greed while maintaining a tone of compassion.

Heine's tone is merrily vicious, but he inserts one note of compassion: had Platen lived in Roman times, "it may be that he would have expressed these feelings more openly, and perhaps have passed for a true poet".

Patchett's language is generally plain but occasionally soars satisfyingly; her observations about people and life are insightful; and her underlying tone is one of compassion and amusement.

If there was an intention to set a tone of love and compassion for humanity for the festival, I sure felt it.

Tomi, please consider the following: your tone displayed a total lack of compassion.

But she carries on talking, sabotaging any impression of compassion as her tone hardens, speculating that "unaccompanied" minors couldn't have got to Calais alone, so must have been left there by parents who would miraculously "pop up" and demand to be reunited once their child had made it to Britain.

"I suspect they have many enemies out there because they were seen to be on benefits," she suggested with a tone that did not betray a hint of compassion.

At some points in his speech, he struck the tone of a beggar asking for compassion and acquittal.

And, a 100 years later, the naturalist and clergyman William Bingley devised an assessment table, giving birds points for "melodiousness of tone", "sprightliness", "plaintiveness", "compassion" and "execution".

There is a Celtic, misty quality to Barry's prose that sometimes verges on bog-standard Oirishry; but the steadiness of tone and the compassion that underlies the story stop it dipping into bathos.