encouragement

Example Sentences

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The challenge for Disney choreographer Taylor Worden was to create dance moves that also doubled as audience encouragement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Lambert previously shared some words of encouragement to “American Idol” contestants after she lifted herself out of poverty and homelessness and rose to stardom while residing in a $3.5 million mansion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Oil retreated, U.S. stock futures rose and Treasury yields slid as traders took encouragement from President Trump’s comments that the conflict in Iran will end “very soon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Dimly, he could hear the watchers shouting encouragement to Hord, but their voices were muffled, as if he were underwater.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver