motivate
Example Sentences
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“If we can create some risk on the other side, hopefully we can motivate people to do the right thing.”
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The officials have also housed pending deportees at facilities, many of them crowded, as a way to motivate them to leave.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Learning with others, or having the support of others, can help motivate us to learn.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Nintendo is releasing games that are exclusive to the Switch 2, which could motivate people to buy the device.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The novelty of a pretrial capital defendant on death row seemed to motivate other prisoners to get in Walter's ear every day.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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