How to Use urge in a Sentence
- A hand on her back urged her forward.
- The rescuers urged that we remain calm.
- I urge you to reconsider.
- He is continually urging reform.
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Smith urges Roye to move some things to the curb so they can be hauled away.
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Lauren Smiley,
WIRED,
7 Nov. 2023
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On the day of the groundbreaking, Peters took to the floor of the House to urge approval of the $310 million.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2024
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During the event, Harris urged states that haven’t passed red flag laws to do so.
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Alyssa Johnson,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2024
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Others urged Learner not to spend that much on a Big Mac.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
20 July 2023
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Lawyers for Trump have filed a brief in the Florida case urging the court to uphold the state law.
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Mark Sherman,
Fortune,
27 Feb. 2024
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The shopkeeper urged her to push her officers to do their jobs.
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Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
1 Aug. 2023
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Others called them stupid and unforgivable, and urged for a boycott of the movie.
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Mari Yamaguchi,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2023
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Ila Hendricks warned her brother of the heat wave before his trip, urging him to be safe.
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Jillian Sykes,
CNN,
13 Aug. 2023
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The Kansas City Police Department said at 2:02 p.m. that shots had been fired and urged people to leave the area.
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Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2024
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Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to eat them.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2023
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Blinken urged Netanyahu not to launch an Israeli operation in the city of Rafah.
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Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2024
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The ad then urges viewers to sign a petition supporting Clarke’s bill.
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Patrick Coffee,
WSJ,
6 Nov. 2023
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When in vitro fertilization began in the 1970s, scholars of some of the largest faiths urged caution.
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Michelle Boorstein,
Washington Post,
28 Feb. 2024
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Ackman, at the time of that statement, urged the school to release the names of the students who signed it so that prospective employers could choose not to hire them.
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Brian Bushard,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2023
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Upbeat ideas and plans around lifestyle matters urge you to move forward by the 6th and 7th, and aspects on the 9th are all about daring to follow your heart.
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Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Aug. 2023
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China’s special envoy to the Middle East urged Israel to restart peace talks on the basis of the two-state solution.
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Clarence Leong,
WSJ,
13 Oct. 2023
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As in other cases, the company urged the court to toss out the entire drug-pricing program.
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Tony Romm,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2024
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And while her daughter urges her to flee the country, Lydia has found a new purpose — driving people to safety.
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Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2023
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Patchy slick spots are possible on area roads and motorists are urged to travel with caution, NWQ said.
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Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2024
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The agency at the time urged operators of these devices to update their software to address the issue.
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Catherine Thorbecke,
CNN,
2 Oct. 2023
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Consumers with a peanut allergy who have purchased these products are urged to throw them away or returned them to the place of purchase.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
20 July 2023
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Jones urged Musk to watch out for radioactive isotopes being slipped into his food.
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Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2023
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Some investors and stock analysts also had urged change.
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Preetika Rana,
WSJ,
1 Apr. 2023
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Behind the scenes, Lamy was constantly urging Owens to explore his gritty side.
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Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2024
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Drivers were urged to remain off roadways as many traffic lights were down and roads were flooded or had debris.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
16 Nov. 2023
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Many snapped their fingers in approval as dozens of speakers — almost all Latino — urged council members to vote for a cease-fire.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2024
- He fought the urge to cry.
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That's when the urge came, and the urge was just very, very, very, strong.
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Hannah Sacks,
Peoplemag,
5 Apr. 2024
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The first is to take a deep breath and resist the urge to panic.
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Sunset Magazine,
16 Nov. 2022
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Fight the urge to binge-watch Netflix all day in a dark room.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Nov. 2022
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Resist the urge to remove the lid while the casserole cooks.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen,
Southern Living,
20 Nov. 2023
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As the first votes of the night come in, resist the urge to read too much into the numbers.
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Katie McInerney,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Nov. 2022
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Then the advice centers on fighting the urge to bet more in a small week of games.
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Doug Lesmerises,
cleveland,
2 Dec. 2022
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Seek to understand About to lay down the law or have the urge to raise your voice to get your point across?
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Alexa Mikhail,
Fortune Well,
5 Oct. 2023
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The post workout cool-down is (almost) as easy to skip as the warm-up, but resist the urge!
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Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 Feb. 2023
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The urge not only to know but to catalogue and record runs deep in our species.
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Vulture,
8 Sep. 2023
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Summer's still in full swing, and so is the urge to travel to Europe.
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Rose Marie Walano,
House Beautiful,
4 Aug. 2023
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The truth is that the urge to kill can come and go in a serial killer’s life due to many factors.
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Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
9 Oct. 2023
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Resist the urge to stir while cooking, as this will break up the peaches.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen,
Southern Living,
13 July 2023
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But like a folksy ear worm, the urge to find it within this wilderness of rock might be hard to shake.
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Mare Czinar,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Mar. 2024
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Once the hair finally breaks free, resist the urge to pluck or shave it.
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Maddy Zollo Rusbosin,
Women's Health,
28 Feb. 2023
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Learning to sit with and really feel those urges will pay off in the long run, too.
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Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
25 Dec. 2023
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Resist the urge to dig or pick, and instead, treat it once a day with a mild toner.
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Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
9 Feb. 2023
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This option is the best bar stool for those who have the urge to switch up their home’s look every few months.
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Addie Morton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2024
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Don’t resist the urge to keep your feelings to yourself.
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Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
5 Dec. 2023
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Many tourists don’t feel the urge to do much else beyond lazing on the sand and cooling off in the water.
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Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2023
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The urge to urbanize is hard-wired in us because cities are life.
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Michael Kimmelman,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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And this should go without saying, but resist the urge to hook up with your ex.
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Andra Chantim,
Good Housekeeping,
29 Nov. 2022
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But resist the urge to turn up the speed, since a slow mix helps to develop a stronger gluten network.
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Claire Saffitz,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2023
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By all means, resist the urge to do pushups in your first-week boredom, says Rosenberg.
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Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2024
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But the urge to to get your own from a backyard flock is undeniable.
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Chuck Blount,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Jan. 2023
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Chloë Grace Moretz's approach to summer hair, on the other hand, is to just give in to the urge to chop a whole bunch of inches off.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
23 June 2023
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Resist the urge to equate the AI of today and human cognition.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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To this day, the thought of her cheesy chicken spaghetti and creamy beef stroganoff rouses a deep urge to return to my youth.
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Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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The urge to try new flavors and spend a little too lavishly will be heightened as Venus squares Uranus (on the 9th) and Jupiter (on the 22nd).
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Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 July 2023
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The self-protective urge to pull away at this stage of parenting can be strong.
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Meagan Francis,
Washington Post,
5 Oct. 2023
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