Explore Encouragement through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like approval or commendation. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Encouragement in a sentence
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Encouragement meaning
- The act of encouraging
- Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
- Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
Synonyms of Encouragement
Using Encouragement
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of encouraging | Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive | Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
- Useful related words include: approval, commendation, discouragement, boost.
- In the example corpus, encouragement often appears in combinations such as: of encouragement, and encouragement, encouragement to.
Context around Encouragement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Encouragement
- In this selection, "encouragement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, family and following stand out and add context to how "encouragement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include receive less encouragement to run and 1980 following encouragement from maths. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "encouragement" sits close to words such as aew, alexa and commodities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with encouragement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After a few words of encouragement, we parted ways. (9 words)
A team that knew how, with Durocher’s encouragement, to play dirty. (12 words)
Despite the disappointment, several swimmers reached out to McIntosh, offering words of encouragement. (13 words)
But, with support from her family, encouragement from former Toronto mayor Barbara Hall and the odd pump-up session with Miley Cyrus, she’s ready to lead the city—and keep the 2023 mayoral candidates honest while she’s at it. (41 words)
They receive less encouragement to run from friends and family and nonpolitical sources, but they also receive less encouragement to run from political sources, and it is the case that political elites are less likely to recruit women as candidates. (40 words)
And while there’s certainly a case to be made that those who administered justice to convicted rapist last Friday were just doing their jobs … we think it’s important to lend some encouragement to them in the process. (39 words)
Combining my Covid-19 experience with encouragement from my family and friends, I just felt it was time to take the leap and go for it! (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
They receive less encouragement to run from friends and family and nonpolitical sources, but they also receive less encouragement to run from political sources, and it is the case that political elites are less likely to recruit women as candidates.
My first wife pursued a doctoral degree at my encouragement, and my second wife who already had a stellar professional career successfully has pursued additional avenues of achievement with my encouragement.
According to him, it is the organisation’s hope that the award shall be exemplary to other community chiefs for encouragement to do more for the benefit of humanity and to the glory of God.
After a few words of encouragement, we parted ways.
And it took Carrie’s encouragement to coax the specific kind of performance out of me that I was happy with.
And while there’s certainly a case to be made that those who administered justice to convicted rapist last Friday were just doing their jobs … we think it’s important to lend some encouragement to them in the process.
Apart from the material things, words of affirmation and encouragement have been proven to be worthy gifts that our friends, family members, and lovers would want to receive daily.
Art lives on after death, and if you can be a means to inspire someone by saying a kind word of encouragement, do it, even if it’s only received after your life has passed.
Ashanti, going forward, give our viewers and listeners some encouragement as we go forward.
As the mob was visibly suppressing ordinary governance — and therefore ordinary freedom — in the Lone Star State, the Obama White House simply tweeted out encouragement to them.
A team that knew how, with Durocher’s encouragement, to play dirty.
A Welcome bonus is an attractive offer provided by betting sites to new users, acting as a warm greeting and encouragement for them to join.
Back on the phone with the client in New Hampshire, Ryan Paige offers words of encouragement about residential treatment.
But, with support from her family, encouragement from former Toronto mayor Barbara Hall and the odd pump-up session with Miley Cyrus, she’s ready to lead the city—and keep the 2023 mayoral candidates honest while she’s at it.
City School, on Stradbroke Road, Sheffield, is where Pulp played their first ever gig during a Wednesday lunch break in March 1980, following encouragement from maths teacher Mr Jarvis.
Combining my Covid-19 experience with encouragement from my family and friends, I just felt it was time to take the leap and go for it!
Crawford was landing at will as Spence struggled to stay on his feet when the referee brought it to a close, sparking a celebration for Crawford who then had an embrace and words of encouragement for his beaten rival.
Despite the disappointment, several swimmers reached out to McIntosh, offering words of encouragement.
During his presidency, both sides became convinced — often with Trump’s encouragement — that the other side had broken so many rules that fair play was out the window and violence was on the table.
During One Punch Awareness Week, a number of politicians are sharing their encouragement of the campaign that is highlighting the dangers of one-punch assaults.
Common combinations with encouragement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of encouragement 41×
- and encouragement 28×
- encouragement to 26×
- encouragement from 25×
- encouragement and 22×
- the encouragement 20×
- encouragement of 18×
- encouragement for 10×
- an encouragement 9×
- some encouragement 5×