have been heartening
- present perfect progressive of hearten.
Example Sentences
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With talk of Kelleher potentially leaving Anfield before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, Jaros’ instinctive efforts to repel Ethan Wheatley and Scott McTominay would have been heartening for his manager.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
Italy's defence was awful, but it would have been heartening for Townsend to see some clinical stuff from his team after witnessing a few butchered chances against France.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2022
Other experimental results from Biosphere 2’s rain forest have been heartening.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2021
The early reviews were positive — far more so than those for “Casual Vacancy” — which must have been heartening to Ms. Rowling.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2013
