heartening

Example Sentences

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He said that it was “heartening” to see the document as “the highest-level statement from the Vatican to date, “but much more needs to be done.”

From New York Times

“It is perhaps heartening,” he said, speaking from a glass-half-full perspective, “that a small but consequential group of people did change their votes.”

From Los Angeles Times

The budding entrepreneur says it is heartening to see FastBeetle make waves on Shark Tank "as it showed that even a start-up from Kashmir could make it big".

From BBC

There are no heartening answers to these questions, and Dack’s rigorous, unsparing honesty is both a measure and perhaps a limitation of her movie’s power.

From Los Angeles Times

The victory was historic and heartening, and for two players who attend school in the Washington area, they hope the team’s success helps provide a fuller perspective of the country and their cultural heritage.

From Washington Post