Example Sentences

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Kroger’s stock may be ending 2025 on a sour note, but that seems to have emboldened the grocery giant to buy back more shares.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Those factors have emboldened investors to pile into shares of transportation companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

More than just giving viewers another way to enjoy “Severance,” its fan theories have emboldened its audience.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

Both have emboldened McCarthy to push hard for a deal.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

In the cinematographic twilight, Bernard risked a gesture which, in the past, even total darkness would hardly have emboldened him to make.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley