How to Use encourage in a Sentence

encourage

verb

• They encouraged us in our work.
• We want to encourage students to read more.
• The program is meant to encourage savings.
• My parents encouraged me to go back to college.
• They encouraged her to go.
• Encourage each other with kind words.
• He claims the new regulations will encourage people to invest.
• Warm weather encourages plant growth.
• He claims the new regulations will encourage investment.
• Off camera, both actors helped encourage the young men playing their sons.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2023
• Advocates see it as a way to encourage more development and keep costs down.
  — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
• Wolfe designed a big sequence near the end, and Favreau encouraged him to direct the sequence himself.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
• While the groom, a writer and director, was in New York for work, Alix encouraged him to poke around his favorite store.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
• Forest visitors are encouraged to pack a measuring tape, a handsaw, gloves, boots, a tarp and straps for securing the tree to vehicles.
  — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
• This encourages a non-blaming dialogue and models healthy communication for your teen.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
• And all of these policies encourage wider adoption of transparent salary ranges regardless of geography.
  — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2023
• These connections tend to improve public perception and encourage word-of-mouth endorsements.
  — Hao Lam, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• Labels describing the climate impact of dishes on fast-food menus could encourage Americans to eat more sustainably, a new study finds.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2023
• The company’s leaders will also encourage workers to decline other meetings and remove themselves from large internal chat groups.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023
• Write them a check, go to their event and encourage them.
  — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 9 July 2021
• The band is encouraging fans to donate to the cause here.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
• And guests were encouraged to mingle among the many works of art.
  — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 27 Oct. 2017
• While Noori hides and waits, Spence tries to encourage her.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2022
• At times, Netflix even seemed to encourage it with a wink and a nod.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• The hope is the reminder will encourage other drivers to do the same.
  — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
• To encourage people to ask for help, to see those signs.
  — ELLE, 6 Apr. 2022
• Knight spoke with the team before the game, encouraging them to play hard.
  — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2020
• Taglialatela left to confiscate the tube to encourage them to join us.
  — Kevin Miyazaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2020
• Long notes that the kids all encouraged each other during the show, too.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2020
• Parents take the time to answer questions, to read to kids and encourage them to read.
  — Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024