encouragement

Example Sentences

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With his encouragement, I enrolled in community college.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Birol said recommendations from the agency to member countries have included encouragement of working from home, reducing speed limits for cars and providing financial support to vulnerable people.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“He brought that same spirit of dedication and encouragement to being a father and grandfather,” his children added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"It also truly is an encouragement for all students, especially in Taiwan," concluded Yang.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

With this great encouragement the Greeks determined to wait no longer, but devise some way to put an end to the endless war.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton