hearten
Example Sentences
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In these awful, uncertain times, it is heartening that “Star Trek,” that most good-hearted, proudly progressive of space operas, continues to create new missions for fresh multiplanetary crews of explorers.
From Los Angeles Times
It was heartening to know that airline employees, albeit powerless, know about able-bodied passengers gaming system to skip the lines.
But the extraordinary acts of a number of people on the scene heartened many in Australia and beyond.
In response to the report, ACE said it was "heartened to read of the 'overwhelming' backing for the principles - of excellence and access - that underpin our strategy, Let's Create".
From BBC
"It's massively heartening to hear actually and in a way, I'd say validating," she said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
