emboldened

Example Sentences

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But this time, many of the most prominent conservative commentators felt emboldened enough to openly criticize the administration’s actions.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

“We can’t allow all this to be amplified or emboldened through an algorithm,” Elma Saiz, Spain’s minister of inclusion, social security and migration, said at a press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

"But this never deterred me, instead, it emboldened me to continue the struggle."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"I hope that churches will feel emboldened now to counteract racism whenever they see it," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Yet in the 1950s, a civil rights movement was brewing, emboldened by the Supreme Court’s decisions and a shifting domestic and international political environment.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander