are heartening
- present progressive of hearten.
Example Sentences
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At the corner of Lake and Mariposa in Altadena, two restaurants — Betsy and Miya — are heartening signs of life just a few hundred feet apart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Persaud stresses that her team is not claiming these results are cures, but they are heartening.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024
The algae system produced an extremely small amount of power The researchers behind the project will obviously need to scale up their solution, but they say the basic attributions of algae power generation are heartening.
From The Verge ● May 16, 2022
But the vast majority of messages Abby receives are heartening to her.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2018
Your achievements are heartening the friends in many places where their numbers are few, and the obstacles to be overcome great!
From Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi
