exhorted

Example Sentences

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“We all matter,” Nichols exhorted the gathering of thousands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Official propaganda exhorted citizens to face their lives and their duty to the Fatherland with endurance and perseverance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

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

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