How to Use pep talk in a Sentence

pep talk

noun

• The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game.
• She needs a pep talk.
• That’s when Kiesau pulled him to the side for a pep talk.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 5 Aug. 2022
• And then Leslie gives him pep talk in the middle of the game.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 19 June 2022
• Djokovic left the court for a break — a snack and a pep talk in the bathroom mirror.
  — New York Times, 5 July 2022
• Noah brings in all the VA guys for a pep talk before surgery.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2021
• Rove phoned the president and tried to give him a pep talk.
  — Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
• Lawrence, fresh off the halftime pep talk, sat on the bench while his team warmed up.
  — Casey Drottar, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2022
• The Drunk team was huddling with Coach Rines, who was in pep talk mode.
  — George Gurley, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• In a pep talk with the group, Mr. Hadley invoked the story of David and Goliath.
  — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2021
• When Chris fell ill with Covid-19, Andrew came on to give him a pep talk.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2021
• Beth’s final scene of the episode is giving a pep talk to a woman at the bar.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2021
• Of course, Cronin’s pep talk will have nothing to do with the final score.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
• Marche’s book isn’t a pep talk, but it’s not intended to cut you off at the knees.
  — Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
• All-Star on the ‘62 Mets, walking across the clubhouse to give Throneberry a pep talk.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• At the nightly meeting, the actors get a pre-show pep talk.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022
• His pep talk led to the Rangers scoring 14 unanswered points to leave River with the win.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
• Jimenez dresses the wound on Kayla's foot, giving her a pep talk at the same time.
  — USA Today, 13 Jan. 2023
• Here the two nervy women seem to be trying to give each other a pep talk.
  — Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
• Brady also got a pre-game pep talk from son Benjamin Rein, 12, who texted him ahead of the matchup.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
• Betty leaves and runs to Kevin for a quick pep talk that's really a pep...
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• One of the creators, Groth, gives a brief pep talk, then someone plays a James Blake ballad.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
• Williams walked out to collect himself, then returned to give a pep talk to his staff.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 26 Aug. 2022
• In that moment, a low-point amidst a run of highs, Woodward saw an opening for a pep talk.
  — Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2022
• Smith has been a different pitcher for the Braves since the pep talk with Mathis.
  — Ray Glier, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• O’Donnell’s pep talk got a loud ovation, but Pessy was nonplussed.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
• Rudolph-as-Harris needed a bit of a pep talk from her husband.
  — Danielle Turchiano, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
• This meet, the biggest of Lee’s career, came with the usual pep talk from her father.
  — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 28 June 2021
• Kapler and the pitching coaches were planning to sit with Doval Sunday to watch video and give him a pep talk.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2021
• When Berman got the job, Baldridge, who acted as a kind of den mother to the secretaries, called her with a pep talk.
  — Marisa Meltzer, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024