Example sentences for: engender

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

  • I'm against it because, unlike the special pleading which resulted in the Civil Rights Act or the FMLA, the rights that are being specially pled for are not worth the cost in freedom they will engender.

  • And by planting what looks like a bold idea--that the purpose of campaigning is to "engender optimism" and "renew our faith"--he erases his obligation to tell us how he would govern.

  • We have proposed IL-1Ra gene transfer as a means of overcoming these problems [ 7 ] . The advantages of IL-1Ra gene delivery include its ability to engender the continuous production of therapeutic concentrations of IL-1Ra at defined anatomic locations for extended periods of time - potentially for life.

  • Some blast the film because it uses a child's death "as merely the first manipulation of many meant to engender sympathy for its heroine" and call it "fraudulent in every detail" (Joe Morgenstern, the Wall Street Journal ). Others deny these charges, saying the movie has "an emotional depth and psychological acuity that place it in a category by itself" (Stephen Holden, the New York Times ). Most concur in their estimation of Weaver's work: "emotionally direct … lovely, warm" (Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly ). (Click here to read a review of the Jane Hamilton novel that was the basis of the film.)

  • Starr rejects this interpretation of the guidelines and says he is authorized to brief reporters whenever necessary to "counter misinformation" and "engender confidence in the work of this office."


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