exhort

The chorus, which appears in the final movement to exhort us to cease trembling and prepare to live, proved its own inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025

There was a time when he would commonly exhort Congress to pass border legislation:

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024

Her story appeared in Chinese social media despite digital and human censors and prompted commentators to exhort national media to highlight the scandal.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

They will talk and they will exhort but Davos is about bringing people together, at least a certain class of people, and for now divisive pressures are strong.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023

To teach and exhort and explain to his people—and to have them understand.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Her best friend, Max, who was unofficially adopted by Suzanna’s parents and is shellacked in cynicism as played by the excellent Alden Ehrenreich, exhorts her to pull herself together and face her “big girl problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

On record, “Express Yourself” is a battering ram of industrial-funk encouragement; it exhorts the listener to create his or her own destiny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

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

Until then, he exhorted his students to control their own destinies, likening AI personalization to the rudder on a sailboat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Speaking at Davos earlier, Zelensky exhorted Europe to do more to ensure its own security, saying: "Europe loves to discuss the future but avoids taking action".

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Importantly, he exhorted artists to always remain true to themselves.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

“How will she remember this?” she exhorted her students.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

With subterranean rumblings Queenie jogged slowly down the drive and turned into the street, where Luster exhorted her into a gait resembling a prolonged and suspended fall in a forward direction.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Then Becket’s mom dies, too, but not before exhorting him to make sure he lives “the right kind of life.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

After exhorting his team to meet fear, fatigue and pressure with energy, Bunting did the same.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

He’s constantly exhorting players during timeouts to dig deep and play tough defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

She wound it up by exhorting everyone to put their efforts into electing Barack Obama:

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024

He was exhorting someone to throw away a cigarette.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer