pep

Example Sentences

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At one point, Nicholas had to give his bees a pep talk to for another on-camera appearance.

From Los Angeles Times

Except for a brief mention of a pep talk he gave Lynn Nottage, Shepard seems almost entirely divorced from the theater community.

From Los Angeles Times

So Long marched with the Golden Band from Tigerland and stormed into the locker room at halftime to give the team pep talks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later, after a crisis at work ends with the police being called and a pep talk from her therapist in Linda’s office, she blurts out a soft, “I love you” as he walks away.

From Salon

Together, they are trying to understand why the doxology, always sung “in one way and one way only” suddenly has been “pepped up” with an energetic organ accompaniment.

From Los Angeles Times