pep talk
noun
: a usually brief, intense, and emotional talk designed to influence or encourage an audience
Examples of pep talk in a Sentence
The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game.
She needs a pep talk.
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The event was part town hall, part catharsis, part pep talk.
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
That’s the pep talk a Secret Service agent gave me on a recent Monday morning.
—Randi Braun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This is why coaches give teams final pep talks before big games and big moments.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But Sam receives a pep talk from the Winter Soldier himself, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), and understands that the presidential assassination was the result of mind control, orchestrated by The Leader, one of the Hulk’s greatest antagonists from the comics.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
That’s the pep talk a Secret Service agent gave me on a recent Monday morning.
—Randi Braun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This is why coaches give teams final pep talks before big games and big moments.
—George Bradt, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But Sam receives a pep talk from the Winter Soldier himself, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), and understands that the presidential assassination was the result of mind control, orchestrated by The Leader, one of the Hulk’s greatest antagonists from the comics.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pep talk
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“Pep talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20talk. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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