was motivating
- past progressive of motivate.
Example Sentences
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Buffett offered kind words about Walmart’s potential to succeed, but the snub was motivating for company executives at the time, the person said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
If you were on board with Musk's mission, that single-minded focus was motivating, he said, and helped fuel regular 13 plus-hour days on the job.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
There was a lot of other stuff that public health experts did that really made people wonder what was motivating our advice and scientific judgment.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
Kading, however, suspects that something else was motivating Davis to keep a public profile—the quest for fame.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
The just realization had come to him during the preceding night that no ordinary desire for foreign travel was motivating my voyage.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
