Collocations for sympathy - noun

considerable, deep, genuine, great, heartfelt, real | scant | general, popular, public, widespread

be full of, feel, have
She seemed to feel some sympathy for the patients.

express, extend, give sb, offer (sb), show (sb)
She expressed her deepest sympathy for him. | She says I haven''t given her enough sympathy. | We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims.

expend, waste | demand, want
I don''t want your sympathy!

deserve | arouse, attract, earn, elicit, engage, evoke, excite, gain, get, rouse, win
Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy. | He didn''t get much sympathy from anyone.

lose

go out to sb, lie with sb
Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife and family. | My sympathy lies with his wife.

in ~ with
Nurses came out on strike in sympathy with the doctors.

out of ~
She married him more out of sympathy than love.

with ~
Desmond eyed her anguished face with sympathy.

~ for
He has a total lack of sympathy for young people.

~ to
The government showed sympathy to their cause.

~ towards
He acted with some sympathy towards his victim.

~ with
She had every sympathy with him.

a feeling of sympathy, full of sympathy, have every/little sympathy for sb, a lack of sympathy, a pang of sympathy
I felt a pang of sympathy for her.