How to Use encouraging in a Sentence

encouraging

adjective

• We've just heard some encouraging news.
• 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
• 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 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
• The signs, city officials said, were both encouraging and a reminder of the challenges to come.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Prime Video took home the most statuettes at the event, an encouraging sign of its growing cachet with talent across the region.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• There’s more encouraging progress in the effort to lighten up wine by reducing the weight of bottles.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• Some families had heard less encouraging things about the city.
  — Juan Arredondo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• That is encouraging because Liu and Takeda’s world is one readers will want to spend at least one more volume in.
  — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The company mentioned that more young people were shopping the stores, which is encouraging and supports the long-term growth plans.
  — Walter Loeb, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The numbers are not encouraging, because at this time last year, three deaths had been reported, Null said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 31 May 2023
• Against that recent history of poor health trends, the new CDC data is not encouraging.
  — Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
• In basic terms, these Republicans are signing off on, and even encouraging, more of the above.
  — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
• Others were simply grateful for the encouraging news and wished the family well.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
• By just listening, encouraging, comforting and making the person see the good side of life could save the person.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• Ahearn says the results are encouraging, and led to better diagnostic rates and health care.
  — Ashley Lutz, Fortune Well, 26 Apr. 2023
• But what’s encouraging is that those beliefs, which seemed at one point to be fundamental, can change.
  — David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• Carlile has been encouraging, even noting that a joint interview needs to take place during a post-homework hour.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023
• Despite the loss, Oettinger said there are some encouraging takeaways from the Game 1 performance.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
• Despite the encouraging economic data, there are signs that the region could be heading towards stagnation for the rest of the year.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 July 2023
• Still, some investors anticipate the Fed on Wednesday may not offer encouraging signals that rate hikes are over, let alone open the door to rate cuts.
  — CBS News, 2 May 2023
• Staff praised it, which was encouraging to Walters, who tested the materials on her youngest child, just 3 at the time, while stuck at home early in the pandemic.
  — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 10 June 2023
• Zara took her equestrian career professional in 2003 and told The Weekly that the Queen was an encouraging force.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• Teresa shared some encouraging words for her 22-year-old in a lengthy Instagram caption.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• There are several encouraging signs from Rodriguez’s start, but none more so than his strike total.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
• The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada on Tuesday stood at 110 percent of average for early April, an encouraging sign that the state would have plenty of water — at least, in the months ahead.
  — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• The work toward such a goal began Wednesday, starting on an encouraging note given the words of both Udoka and Fertitta.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024