without urging
Example Sentences
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Entering the stretch he was leading by 13 lengths as jockey Flavien Prat just rode him without urging as he sailed past the finish line as a crowd of 12,077 cheered wildly.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2022
Even after government lawyers told Covington to tell Flynn about the issue, Covington "kept it all a secret" from Flynn and left him "defenseless," without urging Flynn to seek independent counsel.
From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2020
The first time round, his rider, Fulke Walwyn, lost his whip but Reynoldstown stayed with the leaders without urging.
From Time Magazine Archive
The camera work, highly accomplished of its romantic kind, drips with purple adjectives; it is profusely overappreciative of images that are beautiful enough to be merely looked at, without urging or comment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Colonel Knowlton called his officers together, stated the wishes of General Washington, and, without urging the enterprise upon any individual, left the matter to their reflections.
From Revolutionary Heroes, and Other Historical Papers by Parton, James
