How to Use empowered in a Sentence

empowered

adjective
  • Their strong way of being, so empowered, filled me with desire.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The women are so empowered, and there are shades of lesbianism as well.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
  • This is a vision of deeper, richer, more empowered lives.
    Fei-Fei Li, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
  • They’re supposed to be the empowered and self-sufficient ones.
    Annie Lord, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The album became a huge part of her live show and helped the superstar embody her new empowered self.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
  • Thanks to modern technology, parents can feel more empowered and free to do more with their kids in tow.
    Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • But there is no obligation to do so, and teams clearly feel more empowered to swipe players under the new rules.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The empowered consumer seeks this creation.
    Amish Shah, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Having concrete information about what’s going on in the world will make both of you feel more empowered.
    The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2020
  • My goal was to make the talent look as cool, empowered, energetic as possible.
    Brandon Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • In the finale, Emily was very empowered and didn't choose to stay with Marcello.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • If anything, the staff at 30 Rock might feel more empowered to speak out against network brass after the events of the last few months.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 17 July 2024
  • And yet, despite the pain of going through a divorce, many women emerge on the other side stronger, happier and more empowered.
    Oona Metz, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
  • But a society that feels more empowered and more confident about itself is suddenly a force to be reckoned with.
    Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Greater impact feeds your empowered mindset, and the cycle continues.
    Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • Wigan believes one reason for the increase in workplace conflict is that employees are feeling more empowered to speak their minds.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Because there is such a high demand for labor across the country, workers feel more empowered to ask for more from their employers, Fine said.
    Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021
  • When a leader is open and inviting to new ideas and opinions from team members, employees often feel more empowered to do their jobs and perform better.
    Hayden Stafford, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • An empowered consumer is a consumer able to shop, consume and choose not to consume cannabis with confidence at a level that serves them and not a company.
    Philip Wolf, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Embracing failure is pivotal for success in an empowered culture.
    Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • What if that story was merely one of many – and one that conceals a more complex and empowered story that West Africa claimed for itself?
    Thomas Page, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • An empowered landscape creates empowered people, and the reverse is also true.
    Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There’s little precedent for our federal government to prosecute crimes of the empowered elite.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
  • What Comes Next The seed sector is showing the rest of the industry what a more informed, more empowered consumer looks like.
    Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Harn adds that buyers may feel more empowered to negotiate home costs a bit more and ask for more repairs, credits, and other perks (like including furniture in the sale).
    Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In that scenario, your role would be to create an environment where people feel heard, empowered and psychologically safe.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • Heidi is the empowered frontier woman, setting off from her parents’ Colorado lodge to reinvent everything about herself out west with a wild man.
    Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Incumbents, likewise, will feel more empowered to use violence to quash independence movements.
    Ryan D. Griffiths, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
  • Customers who feel empowered and secure are more likely to recommend a service to others, stay through market volatility, and continue to adopt new products.
    Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Another way to feel empowered is to engage in activities with organizations that work towards social change.
    Alvin Thomas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2020

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