exhort
verb (used with object)
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
was exhorting
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past progressiveof exhort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Her monologue ran at the same time that the anchor Tucker Carlson, on his Fox News program, was exhorting elected officials to respond more aggressively to the virus.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
When he attended practice, Phillips was drawn to the far end of the field, where Swinney was exhorting and backslapping and leading cheers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2020
True, there seems to be less of the stuff Jane Fonda was exhorting women to do via VHS to thin their thighs back in the day.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2016
Wall Street and just about everyone else was exhorting Washington last week to get moving on the budget deficit.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was exhorting someone to throw away a cigarette.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
