- present participle of inspire.
inspiring
Example Sentences
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The trade inspired complaints that the team’s wealth was bad for the game, inspiring headlines such as this from the New Yorker: “Did the Dodgers Ruin Baseball?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Each one has her singular presence — Trachtenberg plucky and inspiring; Panettiere charming and bold — but together, they’re beautiful complements.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He said he had grown up with a "fascination" with planes after his father had taken him to air shows at RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, inspiring him to join the RAF.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Known as the "Skype mafia" effect, founders and early employees took the experience they gained from the company and went on to start their own companies, inspiring others to do the same.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The chance to try to lower those walls, to get more students involved with the city and more city residents with the university, was one I found inspiring.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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