exhort

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

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024

Now and again the band pauses as the musicians praise and exhort each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

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

They may exhort potential customers to “Compare Our Prices! ” but they’re not eager to have workers do the same with wages.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Before he performs what was supposed to be his last song of the set, Elsesser exhorts the attendees to clap “one time for gratitude.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Its anti-misogyny message—the refrain exhorts listeners to “think about it / do something about it”—was important to the couple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

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

During a commercial break at last year’s Oscars, he got up onstage and exhorted the crowd to get up and dance as a toast to Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

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

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

The imperative of continuing hefty Western military and financial assistance to Ukraine was underscored repeatedly by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who exhorted participants to act, as he rushed from one high-level meeting to the next.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024

In doing so, they exhorted their audience to confront these issues head-on, echoing the stoic ideal of facing opposition with fortitude and resilience.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024

Black men and women cheered and exhorted us from yards alongside the streets.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The show ends by exhorting visitors to help continue the Declaration’s journey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Among those exhorting tourists to come to Pahalgam was Bollywood actor Atul Kulkarni, who visited the town days after the attack.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

As Kaya entered Walter Reed, she walked past two adults yelling at the principal and exhorting students: “Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t give your phones to these people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 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