How to Use encouragement in a Sentence

encouragement

noun
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  • Our aim is the encouragement of investment.
  • They offered him gifts of money and other encouragements.
  • With support and encouragement from their parents, the students organized a fundraiser.
  • Hopes of one day making a lunar colony may have found some extra encouragement.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, every team will play the previous night and will pump out voter info and encouragement.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2022
  • About two hours before the game, Gov. Spencer Cox added his thoughts and encouragement.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Call it encouragement, perhaps with just an ounce of one-upsmanship fot Foyt, his long-time rival.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Also, Wills has been getting daily tips and encouragement from former Browns great Joe Thomas.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Lisa Stiller, one of the many citizen scientist co-authors of the study, offers encouragement for prospective volunteers.
    — Briley Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2022
  • My encouragement to sales managers is to infuse themselves and their teams with an awareness of the value of problem-solving, logical thinking and social awareness.
    — Peter Schravemade, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The skating collective’s mission is about inclusion and encouragement.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In her show, Kym Douglas will share beauty and skin care tips, fashion advice and inspirational encouragement to feel your most beautiful the inside out.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022
  • With the encouragement of city council members, Meyer wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking for help.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
  • And Brown is like the zen master of encouragement in the room.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Bae may need a bit of encouragement to see you as more than a friend.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 12 Dec. 2022
  • But with his coach’s encouragement, the wins did not stop there.
    — Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the script, Lena has a few words of encouragement, but Nida gave us the freedom to run with it.
    — Vulture, 3 May 2023
  • So the post-game words of encouragement were a nice gesture on his part.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Did your dear friend Jenifer Lewis have words of encouragement for you?
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Please give me any encouragement that there is light somewhere at the end of the tunnel.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The audience claps in response, in encouragement, to bring the star back to life.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 29 Dec. 2022
  • With Chef Masa’s encouragement, Ruan soon took a gamble, moving from server to chef, from the front of the house to the back.
    — Paul Winner, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
  • Despite this, Robyn still aimed to serve as a source of encouragement for Meri to keep going.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Bucks guard drains 12 straight shots from the right wing well behind the three-point line while Matthews passes the ball back to Allen with words of encouragement.
    — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022
  • All the while, the regulars laugh, chit-chat and shower Roop and me with encouragement.
    — David Schechter, Haley Rush, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The Avengers star received words of encouragement from his costars.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Nist agreed, adding words of encouragement for those still looking for love in their 70s.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The science of a good cry This catharsis, along with the encouragement of a friend, inspired McGowan to launch @cryingindc.
    — Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
  • Vergara was quick to offer the young dancer some words of encouragement.
    — USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • With some encouragement from the Muppet, Garfield revealed that he’s been thinking about his mom.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024

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