pep talk

Example Sentences

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A similar pep talk was in order before Sunday’s final round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"I love my job but it's got to the point where you've got to give yourself a bit of a pep talk in the morning because of what might happen," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The pep talk focused his mind and inspired him to battle through the pain barrier for the remaining six races.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

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 • Nov. 4, 2025

But her pep talk shook something loose in me, because I heard my mother’s voice in Mrs. Attison's.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely