pep talk

Example Sentences

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After the win against Qatar, Carney gave the team a pep talk in the Vancouver stadium locker room.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Challengers visited the White House in March for a pep talk and photos.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"I love my job but it's got to the point where you've got to give yourself a bit of a pep talk in the morning because of what might happen," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Each roughly 25-minute episode feels like a stealth pep talk packed with recommendations and insight, and who among us can’t use one of those?

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

But her pep talk shook something loose in me, because I heard my mother’s voice in Mrs. Attison's.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely