urged

Example Sentences

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Urged on by patriot leader Benjamin Rush and advised by Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams, Paine had been working on “Common Sense” for months.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Urged by playwright Sam Shepard to perform her poetry with music, she did, adding a backing band in 1973.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Urged on by the producers from a corner, people danced in their chairs, and after the show closed, they broke into an all-out rave.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Urged on by images like-minded urbanites have posted to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, the couple looked forward to floating in a picturesque swimming hole where oak and sycamore trees threw shadows over clear, serene waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Urged him to give the relatives he barely remembered a chance to reach out.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau