encouragement
Example Sentences
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But when Lee shared her frustrations with her graduate school adviser, noted author and avid gardener Jamaica Kincaid, she got the encouragement she needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
At the desk is a copy of a note of encouragement that former President George W. Bush left inside the desk for Obama for his first day on the job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
As in North Carolina, the Ohio agents were getting encouragement from prosecutors, including Kenneth Parker, the then-U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
“Well, papa, if this is not encouragement to marry, I do not know what is. And I should never have expected you to be lending your sanction to such vanity-baits for poor young ladies.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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