rewarding

Example Sentences

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Rewarding someone who shows up more than is required sends a message to the whole team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Rewarding effort rather than grades can be a far more long-term and sustainable strategy for parents, according to psychologist Natasha Tiwari.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

"Rewarding children for successfully managing a frustrating situation can send a positive message," she said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

Rewarding the players who remained loyal to the tours would seem to be far more complicated.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Rewarding him, therefore, was but holding out encouragement to such good dispositions.

From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. by Collins, David