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How to use encouragement in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Encouragement means the act of encouraging. Example: “He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.”

Examples of encouragement by meaning

nounSomething that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive.

  • The train was handed over 21 min. late at Salisbury, so there was every encouragement to Driver Moore, of Salisbury, to "get a move on."1951 August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performsnce”, in Railway Magazine, page 554

More sentences with encouragement

  • He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.From the entry clap
  • The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.From the entry crown
  • This journal is a great gift to yourself or someone else for encouragement, appreciation, empowerment, and recognition.2021 March 31, Terri Jordan Adams, She's Executive Officer: The She-E-o: Take Notes, Independently Published, →ISBN. From the entry she-E-O
  • At a friend’s encouragement, I recently tried, and am now legiterally hooked on, infrared Baptiste Yoga.2017 November 6, Carly Terwilliger, “How Do You Crush Winter Doldrums?”, in SGB Media, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2018. From the entry legiterally
  • The Woodland pack gathered close, shouting encouragement to their alpha prime.2016, Shannon Curtis, Lycan Unleashed. From the entry lycan
  • In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement.2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England. From the entry impetus
  • The comment about my impending corpsehood had been all the encouragement I'd needded.2011, Al Roker, Dick Lochte, The Talk Show Murders: A Billy Blessing Novel, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 265. From the entry corpsehood
  • With local government encouragement, peasants with donkey carts began hauling away oil in buckets.2005 November 1, Peter S. Goodman, “Oil Investors Tapped Out Of Wells”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Akesu
  • As the boys went through drills, Sullivan called orders, criticism and encouragement through an electronic megaphone.1988 April 21, Alice Digilio, “Crew making a splash in area high schools”, in The Washington Post. From the entry on keel
  • Most contestants don't need much encouragement; once they begin to compete they catch pageant fever.1984, Newsweek, volume 104, numbers 10–18, page 60. From the entry pageant fever
  • I might also add that favour or foedom do not concern us, no matter the shadowy tendency of your encouragements.2018, Benjamin Swan, immaculate. From the entry foedom
  • To my famalam, Mum, Dad and Oliver, for your encouragement and support always – I chose you well.2016, Lucy Sheridan, Jo Westwood, #HigherSelfie. From the entry famalam
  • For Ralph, any encouragement is too much.2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in…. From the entry misinterpret
  • This probably wasn't the mentorly encouragement she was hoping for, but it actually was what I most wanted to say.2011, Chris Knopf, Bad Bird: A Mystery. From the entry mentorly
  • The idea of the group leaders is that they provide support and encouragement from a position of experience.2008, Tim Rushby-Smith, chapter 28, in Looking Up: A Humorous and Unflinching Account of Learning to Live Again with Sudden Disability…. From the entry wheelie
  • But she may still find it difficult to square God's encouragement of predation with an attractive account of divine goodness.2006, Gary Chartier, “Non-Human Animals and Process Theodicy”, in Religious Studies, volume 41, number 1, page 10. From the entry square
  • I hung there for a few seconds, then turned to see my Braves shouting encouragement and sending up birdlike wails.2000, Steven Siebert, Cleopatra's Needle. From the entry torturesome
  • I was playing with him, leading him on, sending him messages of encouragement then turning away from him.1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage, published 1998, page 141. From the entry coquette
  • To make the point, he took the example of Ning-te, remarking that the city "itself presents very little encouragement.1974, Ellsworth C. Carlson, The Foochow Missionaries, 1847-1880, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 101. From the entry Ning-te
  • With the help and encouragement of the Formica people, they developed much of their postform equipment and expanded their operations.1965, Charlton W. Tebeau, Ruby Leach Carson, Florida from Indian Trail to Space Age: A History - Volume 3, page 910. From the entry postform
  • The second outstanding encouragement is the growing number of Circles organized and "patronessed" by members of the Chapters.1918, Home Mission Monthly - Volume 32, Issue 10, page 236. From the entry patroness
  • We can call it discouraged encouragement.2023, Terry Lee Murphy, Umbrella Analysis, Ankeny, Iowa, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry pessoptimist
  • I have had endless encouragement and love guiding me to this position, and I believe that it is a true calling from God.2010s, GUO DAI ZENG, “About the Mayor”, in Shinchu County Jianshih Township Office, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2019. From the entry Jianshih
  • It is Boxing Day in a football ground, and all we can do is sprawl over the plastic, hurling instructions and vague encouragement.2016 December 18, Daniel Gray, “Boxing Day football: Game and Christmas collide to make us all excitable children”, in Katharine Viner…. From the entry pie-eyed
  • And finally the biggest thank you of all to my partner Steven Winston for your love, enthusiasm, encouragement, support, humour, nags, and glasses of wine.2011, Mike Bryant, Peter Mabbutt, Hypnotherapy For Dummies, →ISBN. From the entry nag
  • As a callow sixth-former with an overinflated sense of my own poetic importance, I was in need of friendly advice and encouragement.2009 January 29, “Obituary letter: John Fairfax”, in The Guardian. From the entry overinflated
  • Though the story of the bet is true, beyond that has been Rick's earnest encouragement for me to move this book forward.2009, Steven L. Layne, “Acknowledgments”, in Igniting a Passion for Reading: Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers…. From the entry Charlie Brown's Christmas tree
  • The psalm is an individual thanksgiving that publicizes the psalmist as an encouragement for all who struggle to remain loyal to their God.2002, Richard J. Clifford, “Psalm 34”, in Psalms 1–72 (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries), Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, →ISBN, page…. From the entry acrostic
  • It is interesting that Galatea makes reference to some encouragement from "post-op" transsexuals, though other "non-ops" advise surgical candidates to reconsider their decision.1998, Claudine Griggs, S/He: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes, Berg, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 84–85. From the entry non-op
  • Dawson found enough encouragement among the starchy old Revolutionary heroes to enable him to publish a "Political and Literary Miscellany" which he called the Intelligencer.1918, A History of Indiana: From 1850 to the present, page 1101. From the entry typomania
  • Since its inception in the late 19th century, cheerleading has evolved from yelling encouragement on the sidelines to a competitive hybrid of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics.2020 November 29, Tess DeMeyer, Ilana Panich-Linsman, “The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders”, in The New…. From the entry cheerleading
  • And last but certainly not least, to all the online book geeks (booktubers, tweeps, and bloggers), my sincere gratitude, as always, for your support and encouragement!2012, "Acknowledgements," in Daniel Marks, Velveteen, Delacorte Press (2012), page 450. From the entry booktuber
  • Imagine if children never got any feedback, such as praise and encouragement, as they learnt to walk and only received it when they could walk unassisted.2006, Diane Louise Szarkowicz, Observations and Reflections in Childhood, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry unassisted
  • It usually serves as an accompaniment and encouragement for flamenco's other components, but I have also heard cuadros perform the jaleo very effectively as a solo number.2005, D. E. Pohren, The Art of Flamenco, Bold Strummer Limited, →ISBN, page 126. From the entry jaleo
  • He approaches with snurffly sounds and a twitching nose, and your blennophobia (fear of slime) kicks in, producing a hurried word of encouragement and a carrot.2003, Joanne M. Friedman, It's a Horse's Life!: Advice and Observations for the Humans Who Choose to Share It, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 40. From the entry blennophobia
  • Another argued strongly, however, that priority should be given to reform of the ownership system and that much greater encouragement should be given to private enterprises.1993, A. Doak Barnett, “Han and Hui: Ningxia”, in China's Far West: Four Decades of Change, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 133. From the entry Helan
  • Our Republic continues to increase in the enjoyment of freedom within its borders, and to offer strength and encouragement to all those who love freedom throughout the world.1950 January 4, Harry S. Truman, Fifth State of the Union Address. From the entry enjoyment
  • In the leading article in this week's Publishers' Weekly a poet utters the complaints and defines the encouragements to be found in a materialistic world by its unthanked songsters.1932 April 9, Isidor Schneider, “Hard Luck Of Poets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2026. From the entry songster
  • There was about as much encouragement in his leathery face as in my old camel Josephine's, when the gentlemen of her party think they're particularly entertaining.1918 December 7, Miriam Michelson, “Such A Liar”, in Argosy Weekly, page 249. From the entry feeze

Meaning of encouragement

  1. noun The act of encouraging.
  2. noun Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive.
  3. noun Words or actions that increase someone's confidence.

Full definition of encouragement

Questions about encouragement in a sentence

How do you use encouragement in a sentence?
Encouragement is used as a noun. For example: “He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.”
What is a short sentence with encouragement?
“We can call it discouraged encouragement.”
What does encouragement mean?
Encouragement means the act of encouraging.

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