She couldn't help it; her dismay must have shown on her face, as he shrugged sympathetically and pulled the brush from behind his ear.

He shrugged sympathetically, and twitched four tails.

Julie shrugged sympathetically.

Blanche shrugged sympathetically, or so it seemed to the sergeant, as if to say, 'I understand.

The Death of Rats shrugged sympathetically.

The journalist could only shrug sympathetically.

Miss Cavallo shrugged sympathetically to Helena.

Tachyon shrugged sympathetically.

He shrugged sympathetically.

Monsieur Recherbe shrugged sympathetically and offered me a cigarette in case - in the extremity of shock - I should want to start smoking.