- present participle of reward.
rewarding
Example Sentences
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I don’t find it rewarding, and, realistically, I’m never going to make enough money for the stress and responsibility to meaningfully change my life.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I realised helping people in their most vulnerable state was more rewarding than earning a lot of money," Waters-Barnes said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Instead of rewarding their business, StubHub sold them World Cup tickets that they either could not provide or on speculation, only to be stranded, in many cases, at the stadium gates without any recourse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Filippenko added, "To see a clear effect of Einstein's general theory of relativity is always exciting, but seeing it for the first time in a supernova is especially rewarding."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Bologna turned out to be the most rewarding event in Captain Black’s life since the day Major Duluth was killed over Perugia and he was almost selected to replace him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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