How to Use encouragement in a Sentence

encouragement

noun

• Our aim is the encouragement of investment.
• They offered him gifts of money and other encouragements.
• With support and encouragement from their parents, the students organized a fundraiser.
• And Brown is like the zen master of encouragement in the room.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2022
• Even just the words of encouragement in texts and cards that have been sent have meant a lot.
  — Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2022
• Bae may need a bit of encouragement to see you as more than a friend.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 12 Dec. 2022
• In the summer of 2004, Kevin Barnes was in need of some encouragement.
  — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
• But with his coach’s encouragement, the wins did not stop there.
  — Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• In the script, Lena has a few words of encouragement, but Nida gave us the freedom to run with it.
  — Vulture, 3 May 2023
• Hear words of encouragement and a reading of names of those who have passed on.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021
• When one is on the mat, the other is at the front of the bench, yelling and shouting words of encouragement, pushing them to a win.
  — Alex Murphy, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 Jan. 2022
• So the post-game words of encouragement were a nice gesture on his part.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
• Shott said the encouragement he's received has meant a lot to him.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2021
• Did your dear friend Jenifer Lewis have words of encouragement for you?
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2022
• Please give me any encouragement that there is light somewhere at the end of the tunnel.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2023
• The life of a baseball mom is one of patience and encouragement.
  — Sabrina Bodon, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
• Shouts of encouragement from the upper row could be heard word for word.
  — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2021
• That gives me so much power and encouragement to be my best self.
  — H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
• And as many great artists as there are out there, there has to be encouragement for new, emerging ones.
  — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2022
• The audience claps in response, in encouragement, to bring the star back to life.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 29 Dec. 2022
• About two hours before the game, Gov. Spencer Cox added his thoughts and encouragement.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
• What stuck with her most were the messages of encouragement and the resilience of the kittens themselves.
  — Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 May 2025
• So lucky for the support and encouragement from all of YOU around the world, every day and on my birthday last week.
  — Glamour, 4 May 2025
• With Chef Masa’s encouragement, Ruan soon took a gamble, moving from server to chef, from the front of the house to the back.
  — Paul Winner, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
• The rest of it is the encouragement from the friendly crowds, the dancing in Chinatown and Greektown.
  — Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2021
• Despite this, Robyn still aimed to serve as a source of encouragement for Meri to keep going.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Bucks guard drains 12 straight shots from the right wing well behind the three-point line while Matthews passes the ball back to Allen with words of encouragement.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022
• All the while, the regulars laugh, chit-chat and shower Roop and me with encouragement.
  — David Schechter, Haley Rush, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Such sights help to lift the spirits of everyone involved, says Walter, while the locals that live around the course are always on hand to shout out words of encouragement, too.
  — Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
• The two then had a sweet chat about Mikayla's sourdough progress complete with fatherly encouragement about her starter.
  — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025