sympathetic character

collocation in English

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sympathetic
adjective
uk
/ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/us
/ˌsɪm.pəˈθet̬.ɪk/
used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofsympatheticandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsympathetic character

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If such people were in charge of homes, the children in them would have a naturallysympatheticcharacterto whom to turn.
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There is a greatly improved administration of a moresympatheticcharacter.
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The chance to play asympatheticcharacterwas appealing as fan mail had been universally calling for her to be nice.
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In the musical, she is portrayed as much more complex andsympatheticcharacterwho genuinely loves and wants to save her daughter.
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Protagonists, almost by definition, fit into the category ofsympatheticcharacter; so, however, do many supporting characters and even villains.
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Fieldss comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained asympatheticcharacter despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children.
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Millie is a loving,sympatheticcharacterliving out the cycles of grief under an unwanted spotlight.
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She's an incrediblysympatheticcharacter, and it's a fresh spin on depicting estrangement between siblings.
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Despite being the leastsympatheticcharacterof the drama, he occasions the situations by which pity and sympathy for the protagonist are excited.
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In the play, the president's lapdog is the mostsympatheticcharacterin the piece.
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Kombo editor commented that he became a moresympatheticcharacteras the game progresses, adding that his massive ego pushes him towards heroism.
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Pinkard as originally introduced to the reader - before being traumatized by the combination of war and personal crisis - is a highlysympatheticcharacter.
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It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is asympatheticcharacterrather than a threat.
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She is once again portrayed as asympatheticcharacter.
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However, he's also the leastsympatheticcharacterin the story.
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If she becomes asympatheticcharacter, the whole plot collapses.
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A comedy is about the fortunate arise of asympatheticcharacter.
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She is a character that is heavily debated upon by critics and scholars who argue that she is either heavily romanticized, or an extremelysympatheticcharacter.
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He is also a moresympatheticcharacter.
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Lord has created asympatheticcharacterwithout making us pity her.
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