motivate

Example Sentences

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He says the hope it engenders can not only help people cope emotionally with a cancer diagnosis but can even motivate them to seek treatment.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The night before the second verdict was delivered, Meta introduced a new stock option program to try to motivate its senior executives to grow the company at historic speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

That was enough to motivate him to go to college; there, he figured out how his brain worked and how to learn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"People need courage to challenge tradition and maybe our film can motivate them, maybe it can act as a guiding light for families that they need to help their daughters."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“Consider this a pop quiz. This soldier’s identity should motivate you to get it right.”

From "Legend" by Marie Lu