inspire
verb (used with object)
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.
have inspired
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present perfectof inspire.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Imperial Beach couple Mike and Patricia McCoy have inspired generations of coastal conservationists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
But the world’s digital embrace of the big native rodents seems to have inspired a new appreciation of them, even a sort of national pride.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Some of those very same vistas may have inspired the works he rendered for our astoundment and pleasure on his show.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Those lessons, she said, have inspired her in her return to New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
When Edward Abbey was writing The Monkey Wrench Gang, his picaresque novel about eco-terrorism in the canyon country, his pal Ken Sleight was said to have inspired the character Seldom Seen Smith.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
