instill

Example Sentences

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We’ve worked hard for 18 years to instill a strong work ethic and teach budgeting skills, and I don’t want to see that undone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

“My teammates are always just making sure I’m calm and in the moment. The confidence that they instill in me every day really helps.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Blank, however, says that there’s not necessarily “a huge desire among Democratic voters to instill more Christianity into their politics.”

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

"But the impetus for its creation was a desire to instill fiscal discipline, and that is something we wholeheartedly endorse."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The old walrus in fact managed to instill in me a great and burning ambition; it had simply found expression in an unintended pursuit.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer