How to Use urge on in a Sentence
urge on
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Trump had urged on Truth Social.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Still, officials urged on Tuesday night that danger to the public had been removed.
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Austin Turner,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Typically, this is when the Terrible Towels twirl and fans urge on their defense.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff,
New York Times,
1 Dec. 2025
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Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.
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Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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The Monster version of Adeline Watkins is not that at all, portrayed more as a Lady Macbeth urging on Ed’s monstrous ways.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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Choreographers Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles have these confident contestants shine with struts, sashays, splits, dips, duckwalks, vogueing and death-drops, each trying to outdo the other, urged on by a rapturous crowd.
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Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Homelander and Soldier Boy are also headed to Fort Harmony, though Homelander doesn’t realize Soldier Boy is actually working against him, urged on by some not-so-subtle hints from Sister Sage.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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