pep talk

noun

: a usually brief, intense, and emotional talk designed to influence or encourage an audience

Examples of pep talk in a Sentence

The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game. She needs a pep talk.

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Harris appeared as Rudolph's mirror image, giving each other a lighthearted pep talk and poking fun at Trump's recent rally speeches. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The two mirrored each other in a pre-election pep talk of sorts, which included jokes about key battleground states. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise trip to Saturday Night Live just three days before the presidential election, appearing in the mirror of Maya Rudolph, who again reprised her role as the VP, this time giving herself a pep talk. —

William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024 Boyer heard Junior crying on the other end of the phone and began to give him a pep talk. —

Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pep talk