Example Sentences

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When Rae Burrell enters, the game announcer is rehearsing, exhorting the not-yet-arrived crowd to cheer for their team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Then Becket’s mom dies, too, but not before exhorting him to make sure he lives “the right kind of life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

They imposed themselves in contact, with Chandler Cunningham-South landing a shuddering hit on Tupou Vaa'i before exhorting more noise from the stands.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

There were acrobats and dancers, and H.E.R. on the guitar, and the riser-flexing rendition of “Yeah!” with Ludacris and Lil Jon exhorting the crowd to their feet.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024

A colonel came down the beach with his entourage, exhorting the noncoms and junior officers to re-form and improvise squads.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson