urge
verb (used with object)
to push or force along; impel with force or vigor.
was urging
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past progressiveof urge.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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By Monday, Neugebauer was urging the sale of the company that he co-founded.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was urging flyers to arrive three hours early, while Houston passengers were being told to get to the airport as many as five hours early.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
And the new man in the White House, President Jimmy Carter, was urging Congress to do the same thing on a national level.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
Now she said she was urging people to check themselves for the warning signs.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
It was not a good sign, Ellsberg figured, that Norvil Jones was urging Ellsberg to find some other way to make the papers public.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
