Example Sentences

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“They are exhorting people — in state government, in the private sector, at all levels — to pay more attention to conservation. I think that is generally working.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

In the transgender community, people who are eligible to change their gender under the current rules are exhorting one another not to wait to make the necessary applications for an updated passport.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2018

Amid this lawlessness, people smuggling has become a lucrative business and all parties involved, including coast guards, are exhorting migrants for money, Amnesty said.

From US News • Jul. 1, 2016

Some environmentalists are exhorting people to combat the growing problem of harmful, invasive species by eating them.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2012

In front of him, iron bars make black lines upon a background of blue; and at its sides, in the shade, are people weeping and praying, surrounded by others who are exhorting and consoling them.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave