egged on
Example Sentences
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As a first-year computer science student in Hanoi, Hoang Le started trading crypto from his university dorm room, egged on by his gamer friends who were making a killing.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
The newspapers were egged on by the American Maj.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Benegal recounts that, egged on by Kurien, he had produced several documentaries on Operation Flood, external - India's milk revolution - and rural marketing initiatives.
From BBC ● May 17, 2024
On this sunny day, however, the goats are streaming down the hill to a new grazing area, egged on by the indefatigable herding dog Bernie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
He held his stick in the air and egged on the crowd again.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
