Example Sentences

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This season has been empowering overall for Coughlan's character, both as the anonymous gossip columnist Lady Whistledown and as a woman who's finally embraced her own unique physical beauty.

From Salon • May 17, 2024

Harry Dodd, who has taken part in several PrEP trials, said taking the drug has been "empowering" for him as he no longer fears catching HIV.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

“My nickname ‘Weird Al’ has been empowering for a lot of people,” he says.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022

It has been empowering for her to tell people that she got vaccinated, and she hopes BMI won’t hold others back from getting their jabs.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2021

Sherrill said knowing she is joining a fleet of Democratic women around the country in seeking office in 2018 has been empowering.

From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2017