How to Use emboldened in a Sentence
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Supporters have felt more emboldened in the last few years.
—Dave Skretta, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
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There are plenty of places in the world where autocrats feel emboldened.
—John Avlon, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
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Could that hurt your business if people feel emboldened to cheat?
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023
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And so, as that phone recording ricocheted among staff and alumni, many have become more emboldened to speak out.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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The emboldened vision of TWC, the tireless drive of its team, and the undeterred loyalty of its patients paint a hopeful picture of the future of healthcare.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
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With public support for Ukraine high in their own countries, western leaders feel emboldened to hand over money and weapons.
—WIRED, 6 July 2023
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If the court dismisses the DOJ’s claims, however, Google leaders could feel emboldened to reaffirm their place atop the industry.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
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The Record continued its work as usual - or perhaps a little emboldened.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Paul Farhi and Sofia Andrade, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
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The rest of the world is watching closely, and if Washington goes soft, the argument runs, adversaries will feel emboldened and allies abandoned.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Tensions are high in Afghanistan as the Taliban, after negotiating with the U.S., feel more emboldened.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022
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To have a shooting like this in the subway system is extremely rare and unacceptable… The bigger question is why do people feel emboldened to pull guns out and shoot?
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
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But a turning point for the increasingly confident and emboldened protesters came with the death of Nizar Banat.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2021
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Bosses also feel emboldened to step up demands as signs emerge that the economy is weakening.
—Chip Cutter and Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
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And, not surprisingly, within hours of Musk sealing his ownership last week, a flood of racist tweets emerged from users who now feel emboldened to spew hate speech with impunity.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
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If swift action does not take place, the bully may become more emboldened and intensify their mistreatment of you, making your life even worse.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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Many workers have emerged with newfound leverage and become emboldened to seek more from their companies during a trying time.
—Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022
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But in the current climate, even people who don't care about the plight of the Palestinians also feel emboldened to openly express their hatred of Jews, trackers of antisemitism say.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
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Brimming with rich polyrhythmic texture and an emboldened folk sound fused with funk, disco, pop and rock, The Returner is an ode to joyfully remaking the world around you in your own image.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023
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Too often, moderators feel emboldened and end up too cute.
—Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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When gun owners feel emboldened to shoot Gun violence experts and advocates say a number of factors are at play behind the shootings.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2023
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Any interest group raises money more easily when there’s a looming threat, and Sears found a perfect villain in the emboldened gay-rights movement.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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With each offensive — and claimed victories — the activists wielding the pitchforks have become more emboldened and the business atmosphere more chilled.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 May 2023
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Yet continuing the present course will result in more chaos and economic pain, an emboldened Iran, and the further erosion of American power.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 12 Jan. 2024
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With a relatively hot job market, disaffected employees feel emboldened to take the leap, quit and search for a better job.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
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With several big wins — and potentially more on the way — Biden may feel emboldened to go big on other fronts, including student loan relief.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
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Turkeys seem to feel emboldened to fight in either situation.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2023
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But as media reports stack up and staff feel emboldened to speak out on social media, the house of cards that sustained and drove the popularity of many elite restaurants for so long is beginning to crumble.
—Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2023
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That September night, the mob of vigilantes became more emboldened, its clamor for revenge at a fever pitch against the young Black man accused of assaulting a white woman at her Ross Avenue home.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
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But make no mistake, the debate has been poisoned, clubs now feel emboldened to publicly criticize the referees and their governing bodies.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
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At the high end of the labor market, that can mean workers are more emboldened to leave a job if employers are insufficiently flexible on issues like working from home.
—New York Times, 5 June 2021
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