encouragement
the act of encouraging.
the state of being encouraged.
something that encourages: Praise is the greatest encouragement.
Origin of encouragement
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Other words from encouragement
- pre·en·cour·age·ment, noun
- re·en·cour·age·ment, noun
Words Nearby encouragement
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How to use encouragement in a sentence
We felt this opportunity was a new and unique way to provide the opportunity and encouragement to our employees in stores across the country to become more involved in the democratic process without worrying about sacrificing a shift at work.
Old Navy will pay employees to work at voting polls on Election Day | Rachel King | September 1, 2020 | FortuneBut, she says, even though shoppers need all the encouragement to buy these days, this trend is not only a pandemic story.
Buy now, pay later: How COVID-19 is aiding the payment model | Rachel King | August 31, 2020 | FortuneWarm public markets can help with exit valuations and provide encouragement to private investors to keep investing in SaaS startups.
SaaS stocks survive earnings, keeping the market warm for software startups, exits | Alex Wilhelm | August 28, 2020 | TechCrunchBut, over the past decade, with encouragement and funding from the Gates Foundation, the field has agreed on a standard assay and designated just a few laboratories that are certified to carry out standardized testing for all vaccine candidates.
Scientists to Wall Street: You don’t really understand how COVID vaccine tests work | Jeremy Kahn | August 24, 2020 | FortuneFor such a tiny glyph, an emoji carries a lot of power—adding a dose of levity to a conversation or providing some much-needed encouragement to a friend.
Condon can take some encouragement that the Times favorably reviewed an earlier Washington production of Side Show.
Noor joined it in 2007 with the encouragement of a man he simply calls “Mr. Khattak.”
Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan | Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the crowd started to audibly sing one of his songs, he would lose track of the vocal and launch into screams of encouragement.
I'm Not Country or Pop. I'm Just Pure Garth Brooks. | David Masciotra | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUltimately, all kids see a little bit of Bart in themselves—a scared but bright kid who just needs some encouragement and trust.
I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and I have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address | Ray Robinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe artists of Oosterbeck and Brussels, who were her associates, materially aided her by their encouragement.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementA heavy rain had fallen in the afternoon, and he lingered in her company at her invitation and encouragement.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxReceiving small encouragement in England, he applied to sugar-cane planters to give his engines a trial in the West Indies.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickOn the threshold of my new work such encouragement greatly cheered me and increased my determination to do my best.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowDuring the eleven months since he had left England he had experienced neither encouragement nor flattery.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
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