urgency

Example Sentences

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Castillo’s case illustrates the urgency of ensuring that assisted suicide isn’t considered an expression of free “autonomy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Today, as we shout with joy that Christ is risen, let us pray and call with renewed urgency for an end to the violence and destruction in the Middle East and the Gulf.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I think when we do play, especially around this time, you can see throughout March Madness, we come out with a certain level of urgency because it is our last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This comes as a sense of urgency to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz has been building.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The intricacies were lost to him, the urgency had died.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan