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

This threat is acute enough that observers are warning that the ability to anonymously make such large bets on current events could motivate the people involved to alter outcomes for their own financial benefit.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

She wants to see the end of the current regime - but stressed the range of factors that motivate its support base and make change so difficult.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The Broomfield, Colo.-based company has sought this season to focus more on walk-up lift tickets to motivate people to visit its mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

He was a tall, good-looking, smart, tough man who knew how to motivate people.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt