How to Use compassion in a Sentence

compassion

noun
  • She shows compassion to the sick.
  • He felt compassion for the lost child.
  • She had the compassion to offer help when it was needed most.
  • There’s more ways to live with love and compassion.
    — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Whose heart was filled with love and compassion.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
  • So that gave me some compassion.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There is no room for compassion.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Del Toro hopes this movie will bring about a sense of compassion.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
  • Her compassion comes through in her eyes, which speak much of what her voice at times cannot.
    — CNN, 18 Nov. 2022
  • When kindness and compassion is what greets those on the run for their lives.
    — Richard Galant, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
  • They were filled with compassion.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But, there is more than compassion driving the need for change.
    — Champ Lyons Jr., al, 18 June 2021
  • And imagine a world with less evil and more compassion.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Your compassion for your kids and your grandson doesn’t have to change.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
  • How to help kids practice self-compassion, even on tough days.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Jane tried so hard for so many years to spread her message of hope and compassion.
    — Lisa Wade, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • At this moment, this young man is the most in need of compassion, not the least.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Your grace and compassion are second to none.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But compassion, once expressed, has nowhere else to go.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Music, it has been said, brings forth compassion.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The priest read from Luke and gave a sermon about compassion.
    — Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • The number of people may be small, but their compassion seems to be great.
    — Kelly Barrett, National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2019
  • All that was required was a little compassion, and none was shown on that day.
    — Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Our group is there to extend the helping hand of care and compassion.
    — Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The lessons of compassion and resilience in the book will guide her path forward.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • With the utmost compassion, but that’s true for all of you at every step.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Some of this is about compassion, but a lot of it is just about being prepared.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Just get rid of any sense of empathy or compassion!
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • He is withdrawn, acts out in school and struggles to show compassion.
    — USA Today, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Isaiev asked people to pray for peace, love and compassion for Ukraine.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022

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