exhort

The performance casts such a spell of suggestive truthfulness that I had to exhort myself to pay attention to the other fine actors around her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

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

Experts exhort producers to practice biosecurity, but Rembrandt was.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 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

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

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 Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

She doesn’t have an answer, but she exhorts us not to give up the fight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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

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

Obviously reading from a prepared script, she exhorted Angelenos to help one another and expressed confidence that we would rebuild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

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

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

King went on to promise the students the “full weight” of support of the SCLC, and exhorted them to keep on fighting until the war on segregation was won.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

They imposed themselves in contact, with Chandler Cunningham-South landing a shuddering hit on Tupou Vaa'i before exhorting more noise from the stands.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

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

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024

Bird was greeted by rapturous cheers, firing up the crowd with an exuberant speech exhorting them to carry him to the governor’s office in November.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

They heard him expertly exhorting the audience about what is needed today by “the black man here in these United States.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey