instill

Example Sentences

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Recent raids may try to instill fear, but this special communal space feels impervious to such weak displays.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

This entails programs to promote standard Chinese as the national lingua franca, instill pride in Chinese cultural heritage and exert stronger central control over regions with large ethnic-minority populations such as Tibet and Xinjiang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Setting up tax-advantaged 529 accounts for your grandchildren will do more than just help pay for their education, it will instill in them the expectation that they will have a college education.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

For jaded adults and curious children alike, Amélie’s wide-eyed marvel of the world will instill new faith just when we could use it the most.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

He hoped that the group would lift his son’s spirits, help him make new friends, and instill a sense of discipline in him.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti