exhort
verb (used with object)
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
exhorts
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present tense formof exhort (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Before he performs what was supposed to be his last song of the set, Elsesser exhorts the attendees to clap “one time for gratitude.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Touch them, he exhorts his readers; stain your fingers with their pollen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Around every bend are tiny rewards - a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
Bishop Timothy Clarke, pastor of First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio, frequently exhorts his predominantly African American congregation to respect those with opposing views.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
There’s nothing to do but try to ignore the nasty stuff soaking my foot and, as Ted exhorts us, work through it.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
