exhorted

Example Sentences

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During a commercial break at last year’s Oscars, he got up onstage and exhorted the crowd to get up and dance as a toast to Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“How will she remember this?” she exhorted her students.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

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

In doing so, they exhorted their audience to confront these issues head-on, echoing the stoic ideal of facing opposition with fortitude and resilience.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

King went on to promise the students the “full weight” of support of the SCLC, and exhorted them to keep on fighting until the war on segregation was won.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson