Example sentences for: incentive

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

  • 31 The ultimate effect of any tax incentive on national saving would depend on how households in aggregate respond.

  • But no individual boater has any incentive to pay for the service if others are willing to do so.

  • The 1990s even saw a major overhaul, when Charlotte introduced magnet schools devoted to excellence in a single area, such as math, and open to students from all neighborhoods--to give whites extra incentive to travel long distances to school.

  • If Democrats or Republicans fear that their leaders will be subject to personal attack--and they do--then there is a huge incentive for the parties to vest nominal power in squeaky-clean nonentities and hide real power behind the scenes.

  • People have little reason to seek HIV testing when a positive result brings only negative consequences, whereas widespread availability of treatment provides a major incentive for people to learn their serostatus.


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