urged

Example Sentences

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Still, she delivered some Kirkian tough love when she urged the audience to use their unattached time to seek self-improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A farmer who survived a major heart operation before winning Britain's Got Talent has urged other farmers not to ignore their health.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It also urged the agency to publish an assessment of possible bias stemming from lower response rates, a process already underway.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He stuck to his guns last September when Wall Street was going the other way and urged investors to stay the course in March as the Iran conflict was in its early days.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The Fischers didn’t have a working shower, just a bathtub, and Bobby, like many young children, needed to be urged to take at least a weekly bath.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady