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