They were genuinely sympathetic and supportive, and yet I couldn't help but detect a note of relief.

Captain Imrie seemed genuinely sympathetic but he didn't for a moment sound like a man who was preparing to abandon his position.

These responses are dignified, genuinely sympathetic, unapologetic and often very funny.

His eyes looked genuinely sympathetic, but his tone still was not.

She took her hands in his, and there was a look on her face that was genuinely sympathetic.

His gift as a coach is that he seems genuinely sympathetic to such problems.

I'm genuinely sympathetic for quite a few reasons, take that as you will, but I DO know what isolation is like.

Of my friends who were genuinely sympathetic, Nicholas remained foremost.

I suggested that help might come from friends who'd been through the same scenario, or from genuinely sympathetic relatives (but not critical ones!).

He made this blockhead of a boy seem genuinely sympathetic.