Example Sentences

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By 1534, Henry’s bishops were urging the king to authorize a new English translation of the Scriptures to help unify his realm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Director of public health Amanda Healy said they were urging anyone with symptoms to seek treatment.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Monterey County issued a disaster declaration, and officials were urging people to avoid the highway.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

The scene is a notable shift from last year, when dancers were urging customers to boycott the club.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

It was an act of concentration, of trying to hold within one’s center of attention all of that bewildering array of facts which science, politics, experience, memory, and imagination were urging upon me.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright