inspire
verb (used with object)
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.
inspiringly
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a word derived from
inspire.
Example Sentences
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At Yerord Mas, a second-generation son of the city takes the cooking of his people and turns it into something personal, deeply researched, modern in lightness and inspiringly delicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
For people that have been through a lot of trauma, as you saw if you saw the film, these are really upbeat, enthusiastic, hugely intelligent, and inspiringly humorous and often joyous people.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
Behold: Slate’s list of superlatives for those persons, places, and things that defined 2022—usually by doing something strange, but sometimes, inspiringly, by being normal.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2022
It has shown us both the risks, and, more inspiringly, what it means to really care for democracy.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022
The best way to teach children to love a poem is to read it inspiringly to them.
From Graded Poetry: Third Year by Various
