Examples of exhortative in a Sentence
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Where other climate books are exhortative or doom-laden, Doerr’s is straightforward.
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Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021
Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan.
—New York Times, 24 June 2021
Similarly, a fantastical and allegorical epergne, or ornamental server, made for the centennial exhibition, features a female figure embodying America — hair flowing, garland in hand — standing upon a globe, as exhortative as the national anthem.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019
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Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2021
Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan.
—New York Times, 24 June 2021
Similarly, a fantastical and allegorical epergne, or ornamental server, made for the centennial exhibition, features a female figure embodying America — hair flowing, garland in hand — standing upon a globe, as exhortative as the national anthem.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019
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“Exhortative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhortative. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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