Examples of urgent in a Sentence
We've come to deliver an urgent message.
an urgent appeal for assistance
He addressed us in an urgent manner.
An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.
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Saunders’ interrogation of Tolstoy’s Master and Man is filled with urgent physical life, including, in a stunning denouement, the death of one man on top of another.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
At the same time, a lot of candidates are now more selective about compensation, flexibility and workplace culture, making the hiring process even more challenging for those with urgent openings.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 May 2026
His urgent priority is to break China’s chokehold on rare earths, which gives Beijing the ability to turn America’s factories dark.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
The dominance of the AI theme over stock-market performance, corporate profitability, economic growth and investor attention has grown so extreme that some very large structural questions now seem urgent and compulsory.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
At the same time, a lot of candidates are now more selective about compensation, flexibility and workplace culture, making the hiring process even more challenging for those with urgent openings.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 May 2026
His urgent priority is to break China’s chokehold on rare earths, which gives Beijing the ability to turn America’s factories dark.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
The dominance of the AI theme over stock-market performance, corporate profitability, economic growth and investor attention has grown so extreme that some very large structural questions now seem urgent and compulsory.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for urgent
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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