encouraging
adjective
en·cour·ag·ing
in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ 
-ˈkə-ri-,
en-
: giving hope or promise
encouraging news
Examples of encouraging in a Sentence
We've just heard some encouraging news.
encouraging signs that the economy is improving
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The San Antonio Spurs' encouraging 2025-26 season start has already been significantly hampered by health challenges.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
These new findings of a 50% risk reduction for second-time heart attacks, although encouraging, involved higher-risk patients and may not apply to lower-risk populations, the cardiologist pointed out.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
History offers few encouraging examples of societies responding thoughtfully to such shifts.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
That’s two straight encouraging performances from Lopez, who went 15-for-19 for 216 yards and two touchdowns against Syracuse.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
These new findings of a 50% risk reduction for second-time heart attacks, although encouraging, involved higher-risk patients and may not apply to lower-risk populations, the cardiologist pointed out.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
History offers few encouraging examples of societies responding thoughtfully to such shifts.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
That’s two straight encouraging performances from Lopez, who went 15-for-19 for 216 yards and two touchdowns against Syracuse.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encouraging
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“Encouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encouraging. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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