How To Use Embolden In A Sentence

This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
Only by talking up the economy would business leaders feel emboldened to invest. Times, Sunday Times
If Nixon had survived the "third-rate burglary" at the Watergate, how long would his enemies list have grown, and how emboldened would he have become in spying on political rivals? News industry's depression has spillover implications
The second phase began when disorder among the Spanish emboldened all the provinces to proclaim William their stadtholder, neatly reaffirming his imperial title while underlining their relative independence.
And if anyone was tempted to wager against bond prices, the emboldened bulls were tickled at the opportunity to take their money.

This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
The same courage that moved the great poet to write in his own vernacular tongue, instead of in Latin, emboldened the artists to look away from the received standards, and to follow nature. Outline of Universal History
Emboldened by their mandate from the voters, the parties challenged de Gaulle at every turn.
It makes me feel emboldened. Times, Sunday Times
Countries such as Iran, Syria and North Korea have been 'emboldened' by failures in the British and US-led War on Terror, a report warns today. OpEdNews - Quicklink: 'Danger' countries 'emboldened by failures' of Bush & Blair-led war campaigns
With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
We cannot simply look on as these groups become increasingly emboldened because the police are unable to act. Times, Sunday Times
Boehner referred to Democrats as Defeatocrats, going on to accuse the minority of embolden terrorists.
Jack, emboldened by his record-breaking achievements on that tour, refused.
At its heart, her music is folky rock emboldened by anthemic choruses. The Sun
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It is a world in which fellow populists from France to the Philippines feel suddenly emboldened while those used to power are reeling. Times, Sunday Times
But Young has taken over this season, and the team has been emboldened by his confidence.
Emboldened by these developments, corporations began a rollback of worker gains.
Rather, it’s the misguided conviction that alcohol facilitates the act of writing, emboldens the imagination, sharpens wits, and performs many other useful functions in abetting the bardic spirit. Wislawa szymborska | how to (and how not to) write poetry « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
The Tin Woodman is emboldened by a bimetallic tool, a gold ax with a silver blade, and the Scarecrow learns he's intelligent, not stupid. "Over the Rainbow"
Couture's new relevance has emboldened its designers, who are challenging convention and reinventing the haute genre for the modern world. Times, Sunday Times
And truely this rage of loue was the only meane to dulcorate and make swete the bitter gal of griefe whiche those twoo louers felte, defatigated almoste with tedious trauaile, iudging their wearinesse a pastime and pleasure, being guided by that vnconstante captaine, whiche maketh dolts and fooles wyse men, emboldeneth the weake hearted and cowardes, fortifieth the feeble, and to be shorte, vntieth the pursses and bagges of couetous Carles and miserable Misers. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1
In general, liberation makes sacrifice worthwhile, makes you forget whatever doubts you had about the undertaking, and emboldens you to try other hard and risky endeavors.
We face a unipolar world and the gigantic hegemonism of our neighbors, who have always sought to destroy this Revolution and now feel more emboldened by the idea of asphyxiating it, giving it the final blow, because their minds cannot tolerate the existence of the Revolution and what it has meant for this hemisphere, in their backyard, which today they seek more than ever to secure. Fidel Castro Women's Congress Address
In this case, the aggressive undertaking on the part of the United States is emboldened by its masculine qualities--which in turn are emboldened by the emasculation of the rest of the world. David Isenberg: The Feminine Side of Private Military Contractors
Vpon whose approch their fellowes being more emboldened, did offer to boord the galliasse: against whom the gouernour thereof and Captaine of all the foure galliasses, Hugo de The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
It's a question that intrigues conservatives, as much as it emboldens liberals.
He now faces an emboldened opposition as Russians show increasing impatience. Times, Sunday Times
Forecasters feel quite emboldened about next week's prospects because different computer forecast models are coming up with similar answers. Times, Sunday Times
I'm emboldened by Josh's response, and surprised that I've survived yet another workshop in one piece.
Clearly, the career people in the intel community are feeling emboldened by the White House's recent Iraq embarrassments.
This is because investors will now feel emboldened to vote down the incentives without any fear of jeopardising the transaction itself. Times, Sunday Times
Only by talking up the economy would business leaders feel emboldened to invest. Times, Sunday Times
It is not hard to understand that this kind of overcautious indecision on the part of the commander of the greatest fighting force in modern history is indeed unprecedented, and can only serve to embolden our enemies. The American Spectator
Her hastened kiss sustains my pallid lips, her now strong arms embolden mine; her laughter lifts my body high, we swoop as one above the greening fields, the wheatstraw hills, the overflowing streams, the bountied oceans A Visit
In Dostoyevsky's day, urban radicals influenced by Marx and emboldened by Bakunin went out into the countryside proclaiming the doctrines of socialism and syndicalist anarchism, to little effect.
This is because investors will now feel emboldened to vote down the incentives without any fear of jeopardising the transaction itself. Times, Sunday Times
The leniency has been the reason why this government is emboldened. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
They say cowardice is infectious; but then argument is, on the other hand, a great emboldener; and so when each had said his say, my mother made them a speech. Treasure Island
There is ample reason to think that these shows of weakness -- or, more precisely, of irresoluteness -- emboldened America's enemies. From the WSJ Opinion Archives
But this latest phase has now also emboldened Bush to press forward with his agenda in strong, conservative strokes.
Mr. Pearson was not quite as lucky two years later, when — possibly emboldened by his success with McAlister against Loughnan, and the abrupt and helpful findings of Mr. Justice à Beckett — our great great grandfather was convicted of assault in an ugly horsewhipping episode. Archive 2009-05-01
With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
We forget how often in history a perceived stumble or the half-measure only emboldens enemies to try what they otherwise would not.
He now faces an emboldened opposition as Russians show increasing impatience. Times, Sunday Times
And withdrawing to a designated line would simply embolden the Mexicans to fight on and hence protract the war indefinitely. A Country of Vast Designs
The writer, who is something of a tsiganologue, emboldened by his success, followed up his alphabet, which appeared January 21st, 1893, and within a year had placed to his credit three-score contributions, most of them in verse -- rather a remarkable achievement for one heretofore considered a mere bookworm and dryasdust. The History of "Punch"
I felt so emboldened by my solitary lunch experience that I then went and sat in the foyer of the National theatre.
Democratization also may embolden formerly subjugated groups to lash out at their one-time oppressors.
The other assertion, one that is particularly infuriating, is about whether insurgents will be "emboldened" if we take certain actions. Sam Black: Evaluating Obama's Afghan Policy
The adolescent is emboldened with an egocentric belief in the omnipotence of logical thought.
The good-bye was difficult for Alice, but she was emboldened by the righteousness of the Southern cause.
Forecasters feel quite emboldened about next week's prospects because different computer forecast models are coming up with similar answers. Times, Sunday Times
They may not drastically slash the overall number of U.S. abortions — 1.2 million a year at last count — but they have emboldened anti-abortion activists, angered abortion providers, and will likely make decisions all the more wrenching for women affected by the late-term bans. States enact record wave of anti-abortion laws
The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
Those changes led to calls in Europe for the International Accounting Standards Board to follow suit and "emboldened" opponents of fair-value accounting to push for further concessions, the report said. Panel Assails Meddling Into FASB Rules Making
The pretender to the title crown has spent a frantic week constructing new contracts for his players but Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday demonstrated the benefits of a taking a loftier position than Rafael Benitez, emerging emboldened and invigorated from a week in southern France, and armed with a rationalisation of why it all fell apart in the previous two weeks of Premier League competition. Www.hardwarezone.com.sg
Instead, the emboldened demonstrators will now push to rid the country of the remnants of the old regime. Times, Sunday Times
Every story like this emboldens their enemies, undermines their mission, and makes it harder for them to prevail.
Instead, the emboldened demonstrators will now push to rid the country of the remnants of the old regime. Times, Sunday Times
The more Obama retreats, the more he emboldens the Tea Party and their corporate backers and the more he demoralizes his already demoralized base, leading to an approval rating among Democrats that's now the lowest since he took office. Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable?
A simple rule prevails here: The success of terrorists in one part of the terror network emboldens terrorists throughout the network.
However, I became emboldened and next treated them to a large amount of food and drink because I had many tickets.
With such a majority, the administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
His success emboldened him to expand his business.
Other polls found even wider margins, emboldening Republican voters who say 2012 is the year a rock-ribbed conservative can win the White House. Jobs Exits; Irene Looms; Buffett Steps In
It leaves him feeling empowered and emboldened. Times, Sunday Times
Under the pretext of preventing terrorism, it will set a precedent for other regimes to follow in America's footsteps and of course it will embolden the US to make forays into other territories.
If things go according to plan, everybody ends up in Union Square, pantless, emboldened and amused. Riding Footloose and Pants-Free
Emboldened by a nationwide crackdown on crime and a government decree giving them extra law-and-order powers, Italian mayors have issued a string of often bizarre by-laws to enhance "public decorum.
More photos and interactive graphics Across the Libyan capital, protesters gathered after noontime prayers, emboldened by opposition groups' gains across Libya and determined, many residents said, to break the leader's grip on one of his last strongholds in the North African country. West to Isolate Gadhafi
If this is humbled, what the hell would 'emboldened' look like? Tom Gilroy: Victory! 18 More Months of Death!
The players felt emboldened by the result against Chelsea, sure that they had asserted their right to be considered as worthy heirs to the great United teams.
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan offered a grim view Wednesday of military efforts in southern Afghanistan, warning that 17,000 new troops will take on emboldened Taliban insurgents who have "stalemated" U.S. and allied forces. National Coalition for History
The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
More political instability would likely embolden Islamic militants to try to expand.
Mentally unstable as they may be, each of the search terms emboldened below have brought web surfers to this very site. British Blogs
Jack was emboldened to ask Helen to marry him.
Rick Perry's surge in the polls has shaken up the Republican presidential race, knocking Mitt Romney from his perch as the GOP front-runner and emboldening Republican voters who say 2012 is the year a rock-ribbed conservative can win the White House. Perry Surge Upends the Race
It reminds us that passion still matters, and that a well-crafted symbol can offer inspiration, emboldening us in a world where the possibility of meaningful change sometimes seems beyond our reach.
Jack was emboldened to ask Helen to marry him.
Students who were punished for protesting have since received support from emboldened reformist MPs.
It is a world in which fellow populists from France to the Philippines feel suddenly emboldened while those used to power are reeling. Times, Sunday Times
If consumers accept them at retail, these winemakers may be emboldened to put higher priced wines under the same seal.
Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.
Some Singaporeans, emboldened by the drive for feedback, seem to be taking the government at its word with a temerity that would have been unthinkable - and unpublishable - in the past.
Only by talking up the economy would business leaders feel emboldened to invest. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, if Obama, Reid and Pelosi use what can only be called subterfuge to pass the health care bill, what will they be emboldened to do next? The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional?
Like it or not, unions are feeling emboldened. Times, Sunday Times
He thought she looked maddeningly attractive, and emboldened by the fine claret, pressed his knee against hers under the table.
The fact that Israel is America's strongest ally emboldens this gung-ho stance.
Afterwards, emboldened by the music's galvanic tides and ominous, pacing images, I barged backstage.
The step had the effect of making the FCC's power to enforce network neutrality subject to interpretation, emboldening those looking for ways around it.
Is that crisis likely to go away after an emboldened army of the righteous (and well-financed claque of self-styled "economically responsible" free market boosters) won more nominal power? Danny Schechter: After the Election, What About the Economy?
Boehner referred to Democrats as Defeatocrats, going on to accuse the minority of helping embolden terrorists.
The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
I am emboldened by happy hour's two-for-one drinks, and on my way out, I stop by her seat.
Even more significant were the indelible imprints left on an emboldened and much mightier financial sector.
Instead, the emboldened demonstrators will now push to rid the country of the remnants of the old regime. Times, Sunday Times
The entire dish is then emboldened with industrial amounts of butter.
They were emboldened to explore further in the realm of gimmicky profit reports.
Their emboldened foreign rivals will be working just as hard to capitalize on their gains.
Grace lifts us, inspires us, frees us and emboldens us to serve God.
Perhaps a 'centrist' is someone who would have finished the task in Afganistan and completed the hunt for OBL before launching an unnecessary war in Iraq that was poorly planned and poorly fought and that has proven to embolden our enemies and weaken ourselves. Sound Politics: The Religion of Peace Marches On
Eventually, he himself may find his organization and their remarkable efforts the subject of boycott by narrow-minded individuals - emboldened by this climate tolerant of boycott - who either do not believe Israelis and Palestinians can collaborate, or believe (because of their vehemently anti-Israeli stance) Barenboim's do-gooding must be strangled in its infancy Qanta Ahmed, MD: Collateral Damage: The Hidden Costs of the Ariel Boycott
They must scatter the wicked, who are linked in confederacies to assist and embolden one another in doing mischief; and there is no doing this but by bringing the wheel over them, that is, putting the laws in execution against them, crushing their power and quashing their projects. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
Perhaps emboldened by the animal's immovable stance the cameraman decided to move a little closer.
The religious right now feels emboldened by the impassiveness of secular parties and the state: no one who threatened to kill Taseer and other like-minded politicians has been arrested.
What emboldens him to make the attempt?
Withdrawing under fire emboldens our enemies.
Instead, the emboldened demonstrators will now push to rid the country of the remnants of the old regime. Times, Sunday Times
Purple took off in a surprisingly big way in menswear last year, emboldening some designers to get more aggressive about color.
It could backfire by emboldening the Taliban and annoying ally Pakistan, which fears Washington will cut and run as the Soviets did in Afghanistan.
Western governments that had previously canoodled with the colonel were emboldened to announce freezes of the regime's assets. Instead of fearing another Iraq, the west must do right by Libya | Andrew Rawnsley
It kicked off operations early last year, and was largely operative by fall - although schools, reemboldened in a chorus of complaint, have reported serious glitches in the system.
Also unsettling was the revelation that the husband, identified as Sher Mohammad, 30, was suspected of being a member of a local militia that, the police and government officials said, has proliferated in the region and emboldened lawlessness and violence, including in the home. NYT > Home Page
That outside pressure only seems to embolden the president, who used his inaugural address to denounce what he calls terrible cases of foreign interference that threaten Ivory Coast's sovereignty. Rival Presidential Candidates Take Dueling Oaths of Office in Ivory Coast
It makes me feel emboldened. Times, Sunday Times
Some even suggest a Prime Minister emboldened by another large majority could go as far as to kick his arch-rival out of the Cabinet altogether.
He goes on: ‘The falsely bleak picture weakens our national resolve, discourages Iraqi cooperation and emboldens our enemy.’
In the course of the battle three new stewards were elected in the test area and the workers feel emboldened by how they conducted the struggle.
It leaves him feeling empowered and emboldened. Times, Sunday Times
If skulking losers can kill 90 people, imagine what they can accomplish if this emboldens them and they are no longer skulking.
The Taliban were emboldened by the deal: it called for the institution of Shariah, the strict legal code of Islam based on the Koran, throughout Malakand Agency, which includes Swat and Buner.
The "deniers" have been "emboldened" -- as though they're only engaged in a game of gotcha rather than opposed to the completely pointless upheaval of developed economies. Small dead animals
But mostly it's jewelry-box crammed with lines like this: "Emboldened by a glass or three of party beaujolais, moms have been known to playfully inquire of the Great Zucchini whether there is any particular reason he merits that nickname. Story pick: The great Weingarten's Great Zucchini
The players felt emboldened by the result against Chelsea, sure that they had asserted their right to be considered as worthy heirs to the great United teams.
While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are emboldened by the boundless opportunity presented in our lifetime.
He now faces an emboldened opposition as Russians show increasing impatience. Times, Sunday Times
Our enemy is emboldened and our own people demoralised.
He is so emboldened by his cleverness that he steps into the store to observe the street and society outside.
Yes, we are an unpopular minority, marginalized and crapped on daily by homophobes who are emboldened by the silence. Think Progress » Right-Wing Media Distorts Clinton’s Oklahoma City Speech To Claim He Wants To Muzzle Dissent
It would provoke the antagonism of many Russian politicians and embolden those who were opposed to negotiations with the United States to reduce nuclear and other strategic weapons.
As "things get darker on the earth and the perversion of man increases," she says, she and other faithful will be "emboldened" to minister to lost souls. Millennium Madness
She was emboldened by having met a woman of a similar age to herself for whom this strategy had worked, but still she saw it as a big and embarrassing step.
It emboldens you to do things you wouldn't do on your own.
Free from the threat of Soviet annihilation, Europe - emboldened by its federalist ambitions - could have more room for independent manoeuvre.
Even while he termed the impending situation as "grim," President Pervez Musharraf felt emboldened enough by his own declaration of the end of a 42-day State of Emergency on 15 December 2007 to declare on state television that: "The democratic process has been put back again on the rails"; a debatable proposition, with the judiciary and private broadcast media still under restraints. Shuja Nawaz: The J-Curve Effect in Pakistani Politics
Emboldened, she takes my hand in hers breaking the “look don't touch” rule of respectable outcall lap dancers everywhere. The Widow Teasdale and the Ineffable Warmth of Personal Services
The lack of progress has hardened feelings of embitterment and emboldened hard-line rejectionists on both sides of the divide.
Marcus emboldens himself to ask, and Sarah turns her professional wiles on him, suggesting he heard what he wanted to hear.
The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
And the judge, emboldened by the new case management powers decides to put the boot in.
It may be that John Paul changed course somewhat after he had surveyed the Catholic world from Peter's throne, and that the credit he got for bringing down the Iron Curtain emboldened him to act magisterially rather than collegially. In Search of a Pope
The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
Like it or not, unions are feeling emboldened. Times, Sunday Times
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