motivate

Example Sentences

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He’s partly right about what motivates such leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was enough to motivate him to go to college; there, he figured out how his brain worked and how to learn.

From Los Angeles Times

How do you get your team motivated for state playoffs after three weeks off?

From Los Angeles Times

South Wales Police is investigating, while online safety lawyer Yair Cohen said people who catfish in this way do so because they are frequently motivated by "low self-esteem" and enjoy the power it gives them.

From BBC

“I think Madison winning Australia just motivated me even more,” Pegula says.

From Los Angeles Times