exhort

There was a time when he would commonly exhort Congress to pass border legislation:

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024

Now and again the band pauses as the musicians praise and exhort each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

Her story appeared in Chinese social media despite digital and human censors and prompted commentators to exhort national media to highlight the scandal.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

Unlike Mr. Adams, who worked solo, dozens of drummers at Oakland Coliseum exhort the A’s from their seats in both left and right field.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

He would exhort her and he would tell her all that was in his heart and still she was gentle.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

“Badlands,” where Springsteen exhorts, “talk about a dream, try to make it real,” comes after “Tom Joad” as a counterbalance to the tale of hope and despair that precedes it.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

Touch them, he exhorts his readers; stain your fingers with their pollen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

On record, “Express Yourself” is a battering ram of industrial-funk encouragement; it exhorts the listener to create his or her own destiny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

Around every bend are tiny rewards - a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

There’s nothing to do but try to ignore the nasty stuff soaking my foot and, as Ted exhorts us, work through it.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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

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

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

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

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

Black newspapers, however, worked relentlessly to spread the word far and wide about available war jobs and exhorted their readers to apply.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Gildas, as Mr. Higham relates, likened post-Roman Britain to ancient Israel, exhorting his countrymen to “renew their compact with God and thereby recover His favor and, in consequence, their ancestral homeland.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

After exhorting his team to meet fear, fatigue and pressure with energy, Bunting did the same.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

He’s constantly exhorting players during timeouts to dig deep and play tough defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

She wound it up by exhorting everyone to put their efforts into electing Barack Obama:

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024

Indeed, the act of exhorting was designed to enhance the prospect by talking about it as if it were a foregone conclusion, which Washington most assuredly knew it was not.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis