Example sentences for: engender

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

  • He's also a cardinal example of the speculative mania that long bull markets often engender, the froth that rises to the surface in turbulent times.

  • Moreover, recent studies also suggest that in some settings, mouse pancreatic epithelial cells can engender neuron-like cells [7,8].

  • 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."

  • 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.)

  • Outside the world of pop psychology, it is likely to engender skepticism.


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