sympathy card

He will get no sympathy cards from other coaches, and expects none.

He had received a sympathy card from her two days after the funeral services for his mother.

A side table was overflowing with sympathy cards, including a fresh stack that had not been opened.

I think someone is playing the sympathy card as well.

We were about to write sympathy cards, and he thought it would be helpful to see a movie dealing with death.

I want to take her a sympathy card or whatever, and say goodbye.

"Someone dies, you can't find a sympathy card around here," she said.

"I send the family a sympathy card, because I know how they feel."

I didn't have a proper sympathy card, just had to make do with a postcard.

You can only play the sympathy card for so long.