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

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

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Obviously reading from a prepared script, she exhorted Angelenos to help one another and expressed confidence that we would rebuild.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

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

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Black men and women cheered and exhorted us from yards alongside the streets.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane