How to Use urge in a Sentence
- A hand on her back urged her forward.
- The rescuers urged that we remain calm.
- I urge you to reconsider.
- He is continually urging reform.
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Yoon’s wife urges me to open the gift.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Motorists are urged to avoid the area.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The call-to-arms posts urged people to protest.
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IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Fans are urged to wear white at Ford Field.
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Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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No one has to urge him to dive for a loose ball, either.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Smith urges Roye to move some things to the curb so they can be hauled away.
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Lauren Smiley,
WIRED,
7 Nov. 2023
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Meanwhile, Mars in your sign urges you to be fast and sassy.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Unions and airlines have urged a quick end to the standoff.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Artie was one of the Neil fans who urged the band to keep doing this.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
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But one old lady at the end of her life might urge us not to assume the worst.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Ghermay then urged him to call police Maj.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Call members of Congress and urge them to step up and act as well.
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Jason Collins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The warning urges locals not to swim in ocean waters.
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Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Drivers are urged to keep it slow on the roads and allow for extra time.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to eat them.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2023
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Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.
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CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Others even urged her to dump her boyfriend over the incident.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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Others have urged him to stop meddling with allies.
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Texas trip urged him toward entrepreneurism.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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These businesses are urged not to serve the product.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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People from as far as Denver have urged the city to leave the trees alone.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Officials urged people to stay away from the site.
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CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some letters urged Stephany and his staff to take care of themselves, too.
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Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Taylor claimed Martz urged her to join them in the cockpit to get the best view.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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But tax experts urge filers to use caution.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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During the event, Harris urged states that haven’t passed red flag laws to do so.
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Alyssa Johnson,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2024
- He fought the urge to cry.
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So she’s made a movie about her urge to jump.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Here's how to get rid of the urge to scratch.
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Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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Resist the urge to rein them in.
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Liz Teran,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The urge to merge is calling out to you!
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Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Try to suppress the urge to nap.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
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The old urge to confess is alive.
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Madeline Leung Coleman,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the urge to do more never left her.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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But when founders resist that urge?
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Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Resist the urge to tuck plants in tight.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maggie felt the urge to reach out and touch her.
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Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Resist the urge to stir, y’all!
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Yet the urge—or the duty—was still alive.
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Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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And once again, the urge to quit returns.
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Jd Barker,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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Don’t ignore the urge to pull back for a bit.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Resist the urge to take things with you from the land.
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Jp Shaffer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Aug. 2025
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That's when the urge came, and the urge was just very, very, very, strong.
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Hannah Sacks,
Peoplemag,
5 Apr. 2024
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Fight the urge to scrub at your eyes or speed through your cleansing process.
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Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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The first step is to resist the urge to rescue.
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Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The swim platform is a mere few steps away, should the urge for a swim strike.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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Resist the urge to list more than one outcome.
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Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Resist the urge to people-please or to prove a point.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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To fight the natural urge to cheat the game.
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Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Resist the urge to rush the straining steps.
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Georgina Hayden,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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But his urge to steal wasn’t rooted in jealousy.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cook, resisting the urge to break it up too much at first.
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Holly Riordan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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Is the urge to build hard-wired into our genes or something?
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Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The first is to take a deep breath and resist the urge to panic.
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Sunset Magazine,
16 Nov. 2022
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Fight the urge to binge-watch Netflix all day in a dark room.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Nov. 2022
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And with the dawn of spring comes the urge to change things up, just like nature does.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Feb. 2026
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