How to Use encouraging in a Sentence

encouraging

adjective

• We've just heard some encouraging news.
• In about 30 minutes the dish is ready, an encouraging tangle of tasty equilibrium.
  — Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
• The survey results are encouraging, said Harring-Cozzi.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022
• The novel earned encouraging reviews but achieved only middling sales, Mr. Happold said.
  — New York Times, 11 July 2022
• Then Floyd bent his elbows at his side and began to sway, in a kind of cross between a shimmy and a shadowbox, and gave Bosa a little encouraging punch.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
• Much is expected of the Belmont transfer, and early results appear encouraging.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
• There are two encouraging signs about the incoming Trump administration.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
• But some northwest suburban state lawmakers said the recent developments were encouraging.
  — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
• And that’s not an encouraging sign for Allen and the Bills, three games from their end goal of the Super Bowl.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
• Perhaps the most encouraging sign from the receivers has been the emergence of the players on the bottom of the depth chart.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2023
• Use the encouraging words to get through a tough morning.
  — Andy Garbacz, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• Your queen of spades is wasted, but the rest of your hand is encouraging.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
• Ukraine’s advances are encouraging, but Mr. Putin’s threat to the world is far from over.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
• The big phones haven’t gotten any bigger over the past couple of years, and the slight shrinking of the 15 Pro is an encouraging sign.
  — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
• But the most encouraging part of Povich’s outing weren’t the 14 swings and misses or even the zero in the runs column.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
• But the way his teammates stood around him in shock didn’t look encouraging.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 16 Mar. 2023
• The studies that have been done so far, though, are encouraging.
  — jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2022
• But for the Fed, there were other encouraging signs that the cool-down is broad enough to prove sustainable.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• There is more work to do on this front, but these findings are encouraging.
  — Liz Elting, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• Recent signs of a pushback against ESG have been encouraging, but there is a long, long way to go.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 19 Mar. 2023
• The artists are encouraging: Perfection is not the point, but love.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
• But the two games since he’s returned have been encouraging.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
• After some doubts about his future, Levi ended the episode in a good place with the help of some encouraging words from Link.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
• The signs, city officials said, were both encouraging and a reminder of the challenges to come.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The 16th play of an encouraging drive — and incredibly, the 10th from inside the red zone.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
• Michael says the recent play of Chauncey Golston and Osa Odighizuwa is encouraging.
  — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
• And so far, experts say, the returns on those fronts are not encouraging.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
• Drury started to show some encouraging signs of coming out of his slump last week, but since then he’s gone 1 for 15.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 31 July 2024
• That could be taken as encouraging news, but his status for the start of the postseason remains up in the air.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
• For those wondering if now is a good time to retire, here’s some encouraging news: The 4% rule is back.
  — Anne Tergesen, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024