empowering

Example Sentences

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"It was very difficult because there's taboo and stigma around bowel incontinence, but it was also empowering knowing I was contributing to making a difference for other women," she said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It seems to reach across so many different parts of your overarching campaign policies: affordability and healthcare, access to education, but also empowering voters, empowering Georgians.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

“She knew bringing Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles would be an empowering move for women, Mexican culture and mariachi.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“We believe that empowering people to pursue their individual aspirations is how humanity has always made progress.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It was empowering to help dismantle the definitions of beauty that too often erased women of color and almost never included hijabi women.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad