exhorted

Example Sentences

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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

Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

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

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

In those bright days of truancy we had never thought of What We Owed Devon, as the sermon this opening day exhorted us to do.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles