am encouraging
- present progressive of encourage (1st person singular).
Example Sentences
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"I am encouraging the players to be brave with the ball, to move the ball, that’s where the strength of the team now is and where it is going to be in the future."
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024
So, here I am, encouraging you to give it a try, too, if you have a PC.
From The Verge ● Nov. 25, 2021
Would that seem like I am encouraging it?
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2020
“I am encouraging the Clubs to move forward and I trust Tony is doing the same,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2020
I am happy to think I am encouraging them in a healthy and amusing pastime, which, in the Summer, may in time even rival Lawn Tennis!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892 by Various