How to Use embolden in a Sentence

embolden

verb

• And white agate is meant to calm and embolden you to trust.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2022
• But what could have spelled the end of Mid East Tacos only emboldened the founders.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
• The dancers, emboldened by the spotlight, take turns vogueing and cat-walking down the stages.
  — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Let the universe embolden you to reach out and ask for ideas as needed.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
• As the base layering piece, a thermal shirt will embolden you to brave the weather.
  — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
• Tim Lineberger said the news out of the Bay Area would embolden volunteers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
• Arne Slot has emboldened Konate by starting in five league games.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• Yet the Twitch gambling campaign could embolden a new type of activism that has struggled to get off the ground.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2022
• Katie wants to rid the house of it once and for all; Micah wants to videotape it (which only seems to embolden the angry spirit).
  — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
• Drake, one of the museum’s restoration crew, used gold acrylic paint to embolden the tire’s logo.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022
• What emboldened you to move to London and pursue a career outside of Italy?
  — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 20 Oct. 2023
• Most of them belonged to the state’s progressive wing, which has grown only further emboldened since the fall.
  — Ross Barkan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• In fact, the group’s radicals are likely to be emboldened.
  — Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
• In the wake of the strike, U.S. officials debated whether such actions would hurt or embolden al Shabab.
  — Sarah Harrison, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
• And with the reduction in mask mandates, that may embolden more people to travel and feel free.
  — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
• Enough to embolden me to re-engage with people beyond my pod.
  — Sally Schwartz, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2021
• Flor’s celebration breaks open a dam of truth, emboldening her beloveds to change their lives for the better.
  — Patricia Engel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• That step emboldened employers and led to a steep decrease in labor strikes.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2023
• Along with the drag legislation, the bills have served to embolden far-right extremists.
  — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
• There’s no doubt the pickup of Cease lengthens and emboldens the rotation.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
• Failing to aid Israel and Ukraine would only embolden their foes, Biden warned.
  — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• Perhaps emboldened by the rap legend’s presence on the track, Sa-Roc added her name to a lineage of famous figures.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
• Not taking action at this time will only embolden the crowd for the next meeting.
  — Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 29 June 2023
• The two books won a number of prizes, and early success seemingly emboldened Sarr to take a major risk.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
• And that might kind of help embolden politicians to go for something more aggressive.
  — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022
• Altman may no longer run his own company, but, for now, he is emboldened.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2023
• Some, emboldened by the anonymity, use filters to avoid seeing anyone of, say, a certain race.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
• That should embolden Roman to lean more on inside runs this season.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 6 Sep. 2021
• Even before his Inauguration, Trump’s victory will shake alliances and embolden autocrats around the world.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
• Rather than feel boxed in by these parameters, Kelly and Donen felt emboldened to tell a more grounded, downbeat narrative that reflected the realities of post-war life for many veterans and their compatriots.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024