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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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Kevin Lamarque/Reuters A federal judge in Washington Monday appeared inclined to deny an urgent request to temporarily block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from firing employees or accessing sensitive records at half dozen federal departments.
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Mike Levine, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Despite differing political approaches, one thing is clear: New Mexico is facing an urgent crisis, and leaders across the political spectrum will need to find common ground to prevent further loss of life while navigating around Trump's plans to carry out large-scale mass deportations.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
In these dark times, here is a film that shines a light and becomes urgent, even necessary, by simply providing a window into the humanity of a single family, one in many ways that is universal.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Timothy, though, gets an urgent call from someone at the Wall Street Journal.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Feb. 2025
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Mike Levine, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Despite differing political approaches, one thing is clear: New Mexico is facing an urgent crisis, and leaders across the political spectrum will need to find common ground to prevent further loss of life while navigating around Trump's plans to carry out large-scale mass deportations.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
In these dark times, here is a film that shines a light and becomes urgent, even necessary, by simply providing a window into the humanity of a single family, one in many ways that is universal.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Timothy, though, gets an urgent call from someone at the Wall Street Journal.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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