exigencies

Example Sentences

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"To spare them from the exigencies of the bill should be done on the grounds that membership of this House would allow them to maintain more easily the contacts that help them perform their duties."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It will be encumbered neither by norms nor the exigencies that compel speech in a democratic society.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

The court has previously upheld limited emergency entries, but always with clearly defined exigencies, not the unbounded, unverifiable standard Montana now asks it to adopt.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2025

Maybe all we want as an audience is a place to hang out with our favorite characters, suspended from any exigencies of time or plot.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

I had some important literary work to finish, and the exigencies of the London season made too many demands upon my time.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence