Words similar to encouraged

Example sentences for: encouraged

How can you use “encouraged” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I think the tradition for compassion for the poor encouraged that gift in me," she said. "
If data for additional years would provide a better indication of investment, reporting of the additional years' data is encouraged.
We were encouraged by Secretary Tom Ridge's praise of the standard, and urge the Department of Homeland Security to promote its adoption.
And those writing dictionaries are encouraged by their marketing departments to add ever more flashy features to give the press something to focus on.
Although they talk of freedom and democracy, their key demand is that individuals be prevented from getting what they want--that governments be free, nay encouraged, to deny individuals the right to drive cars, work in offices, eat cheeseburgers, and watch satellite TV.