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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And yet, even in the face of these urgent challenges, there are those who still claim that the true purpose of college is something more abstract: the cultivation of character, the shaping of citizens, the appreciation of beauty and debate.—Scott Pulsipher, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Advocates and outreach workers gathered at The Stoop Collaborative Monday to celebrate its opening and underscore the urgent needs of the region’s homeless population.—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025 That provided a model for what Trump wanted in the urgent scramble to secure bespoke deals with the US, according to several foreign diplomats involved in the bilateral talks.—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 The urgent phone call that Barney Wilczak anticipates typically comes in the middle of the night.—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for urgent
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre
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