egging on
Example Sentences
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Still he's not wrong that everything from Hogan ripping off his shirt to Trump pretending he's a general egging on troops is a collective overcompensation by a whole lot of men.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024
“That sounds like a way that somebody who pushed somebody would describe pushing them,” Jason Kelce said, egging on his brother.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
In his pro debut for Team USA in the 2017 Presidents Cup, Thomas was cupping his hand to his ear and egging on the pro-American gallery at Liberty National even during a lopsided win.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023
Even in the quietest, most self-questioning songs on “The Record,” boygenius sounds like its members are egging on one another, cheering the boldest moves and pushing past collaboration toward synergy.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Redbrook, trained to affect indifference, grins cynically; winks at Brassbound; and finally relieves himself by assuming the character of a circus ringmaster, flourishing an imaginary whip and egging on the rest to wilder exertions.
From Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Shaw, Bernard
