motivate

Example Sentences

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He says the hope it engenders can not only help people cope emotionally with a cancer diagnosis but can even motivate them to seek treatment.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

This threat is acute enough that observers are warning that the ability to anonymously make such large bets on current events could motivate the people involved to alter outcomes for their own financial benefit.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Campaigns set the per-signature price to motivate collectors, and the price tends to rise as the ballot deadline approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The 19-year-olds, both from Dubai, aim for at least three shared sessions a week because, as Arthur says: "It helps to motivate us. If you go alone it's harder, especially when it's cold."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

I thought maybe he’d try and fail to get into national politics and that this would then motivate him to want to try something entirely different.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama