were empowering
- past progressive of empower.
Example Sentences
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"I wanted to get a sense of what they believed about themselves and what they believed about other people, other teams and how they, in a sense, were empowering other teams," says Gervis.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023
“While we were empowering ourselves and believing in our own value, the kickback that we got was this amazing learning opportunity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2019
It's hard to determine whether the CIA were empowering the Hmong, or hiring them.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2017
As new technologies were empowering people to have a voice it was also changing expectations of communication.
From Forbes ● Apr. 30, 2015
My nine years there were empowering and wonderful, and I loved them.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2014
