heartening
Example Sentences
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He said that it was “heartening” to see the document as “the highest-level statement from the Vatican to date, “but much more needs to be done.”
From New York Times
A more heartening one you may have missed from yesterday, the biggest girls’ school football session in England, with around 90,000 taking part across 1,450 schools.
From The Guardian
Set in present-day Atlanta, “Last Days” walks a sometimes fuzzy line between heartening fable and realistic, kitchen-sink character drama.
From New York Times
The more I watched this cat’s ordeal, the more I became aware of another heartening thing: the crowd’s collective reaction.
From New York Times
The evidence isn’t heartening considering how much of the economy remains dependent on fossil fuels.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
