urge on
phrasal verb
urged on; urging on; urges on
: to encourage (someone or something) to move ahead, to do something, etc.
riders urging their horses on
I wanted to quit but she urged me on.
Examples of urge on in a Sentence
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But Democrats in Congress — urged on by a dissenting opinion from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — fought to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Funderburk and other artists, urged on by their friends, stood up to perform new songs a cappella.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
But the troops are urged on by propaganda that dehumanizes the Ukrainians and makes the fighting seem more palatable.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2022
Lawmakers, urged on by a new Republican governor, rushed through a special session last month to roll back the 2017 changes.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Washington — House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner urged on Sunday that Congress must approve additional aid for Ukraine.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
Beattie focused on a man named Ray Epps, who appeared in videos urging on the mob and whom Beattie suspected of being an undercover operative.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
As the minutes dwindled, people playfully urged on the 66-year-old at an Arlington pizzeria.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
The personhood proposition was, once again, urged on the Dobbs Court by numerous amicus briefs, including one by two eminent and internationally respected legal philosophers, John Finnis and Robert George.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Funderburk and other artists, urged on by their friends, stood up to perform new songs a cappella.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
But the troops are urged on by propaganda that dehumanizes the Ukrainians and makes the fighting seem more palatable.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2022
Lawmakers, urged on by a new Republican governor, rushed through a special session last month to roll back the 2017 changes.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Washington — House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner urged on Sunday that Congress must approve additional aid for Ukraine.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
Beattie focused on a man named Ray Epps, who appeared in videos urging on the mob and whom Beattie suspected of being an undercover operative.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
As the minutes dwindled, people playfully urged on the 66-year-old at an Arlington pizzeria.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
The personhood proposition was, once again, urged on the Dobbs Court by numerous amicus briefs, including one by two eminent and internationally respected legal philosophers, John Finnis and Robert George.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Urge on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urge%20on. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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