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Example sentences for "urging"

Lexicographically close words:
urgent; urgently; urges; urget; urgeth; urgings; uric; urinal; urinals; urinary
  1. Urging on our steeds, we joined the throng of warriors, who were already forming at a little distance from our late camp.

  2. The Indians, urging on their horses, dashed forward to try to intercept the herd before they could cross it.

  3. On the next occasion that his uncle shouted up the stairway urging him to make haste and live, a shriller voice cried, 'Who goes round the world once easterly, gains one day.

  4. Five years before, a chance-hurled shell from a screw-gun battery had dashed earth in the face of the Mullah, then urging a rush of Ghazis against half a dozen British bayonets.

  5. The socialists among them were already hard at work, urging them to carry their strike on into the political field, vote together in one solid mass and build up a government all their own.

  6. Through him Sue had joined a society known as "The Friends of Russian Freedom," and Joe wrote now from Moscow urging her to "stir up the crowd and lick this fellow into shape to talk at big meetings and raise some cash.

  7. Twenty years had now elapsed since I had virtually begun my duties as president by drafting the university charter and by urging it upon the legislature.

  8. He said that he was the owner of a large farm in Ohio, and that some years previously his tenant wrote urging him most earnestly to improve its fences, so that finally he went to Ohio to look into the matter.

  9. He wrote editorials praising the work of the convention and urging that it be adopted.

  10. Various persons interested in the subject appeared urging the creation of additional State normal schools, in order to strengthen and properly develop the whole State school system.

  11. All the while he was urging on the dog, which now began to jump up against the trunk of the tree.

  12. Sick 'em, pup," he cried, urging the little dog to make another frenzied outburst.

  13. This was prevented by Mrs. Dale, who had more control over him than she had over Suzanne, pointing out to him what a terrifically destructive scandal would ensue and urging subtlety and patience.

  14. She thought once of sending for Mrs. Dale and communicating with her secretly, urging her to get Suzanne out of the way without forewarning either the girl or Eugene, but she did not do this.

  15. Then urging the water-buffalo to increased exertion she fled, leaving Lao Ting a prey to emotions of a very distinguished intensity.

  16. Even the passive mendicants began to murmur against his leadership, urging him that he should adopt some of the simpler methods of the gifted Ho and thereby save them all from an otherwise inevitable starvation.

  17. So, as if it had gained strength from the brief respite, the turmoil recommenced; and now Roshan Khan's voice could be heard urging the men on.

  18. The brain and nerve force, once vitiated by poisonous stimulants, become thereafter subtle tempters and traitors, forever lying in wait to deceive and urging to ruin; and he who is saved, is saved so as by fire.

  19. Secondly, dressing people--that is to say, urging every one within reach of your influence to be always neat and clean, and giving them means of being so.

  20. At their head rides one urging on his steed at its utmost speed, and waving aloft his sabre.

  21. Urging on their steeds their swords met, fast whirling round their heads as they were wheeling: and backing their horses.

  22. The young peasant, observing the movement, leaped quickly into the telga, urging on his horse at a faster speed.

  23. Selem, however, sword in hand, flew amongst the small band, encouraging and urging them boldly to withstand their enemies.

  24. It did not take the boy many seconds to leap into the saddle, and urging his horse he went dashing off across the plain in pursuit of his party, shouting and occasionally shooting up into the air to attract their attention.

  25. Already the pony's neck was flecked with foam, Stacy urging the animal on to renewed efforts by frequent applications of the pointless rowels which he rubbed vigorously against the little animal's sides.

  26. Patience thinks it the best idea ever, there'll be no urging needed there.

  27. I heard Impatience urging her Rosinante on," she laughed.

  28. The small human being at the other end of those taut reins might have known she would have needed no urging barnwards.

  29. That is always his way when we are short, urging us, and hungry himself.

  30. With two important crimes, perpetrated almost the same hour, urging immediate flight to Europe, he found himself constrained to remain and secure the still richer prize, the discovery of that evening seemed to place within his grasp.

  31. For ten miles the armies thus pressed forward the officers urging the men, and these straining every nerve to get first to the river.

  32. Lord Chesterfield in his letters never tires of reminding his son of this, and of urging him into these drawing-rooms, which will remove "his Cambridge rust.

  33. Adams and Montebello declined to have any business relations with the clan, and after some urging from the French side, Iwakura said he would accept the petition temporarily and give his answer to-morrow.

  34. A letter from Sir Harry Parkes was at once delivered to me urging me to hasten my return, as there were important negotiations on foot.

  35. We learnt that the Tycoon had presented a memorial to the Mikado urging him to ratify the treaties as well for his own sake as for that of the nation in general.

  36. Okubo having called to return my visit, and Yoshii also, I took the opportunity of urging on them the necessity of settling Bizen at once.

  37. They also wrote up to Kioto urging that no time should be lost in despatching the Mikado's messengers with the announcement to the foreign ministers.

  38. His nickname was given to him, not on account of his rapid method of working, but in consequence of his poor and greedy father urging him to increased exertions by constantly exclaiming "Luca, fa presto.

  39. Tsaddik, the scholar, well versed in the Targums, was foremost in urging the adoption of this expedient.

  40. Accompanied by some fifty of the natives, I now rapidly continued my journey; every few moments being transferred from the back of one to another, and urging my bearer forward all the while with earnest entreaties.

  41. He leapt from his chariot and went through the host, urging them to the battle.

  42. And Silvia heard it, and cried to the country folk for aid, who came forthwith, Alecto urging them (for the accursed thing lay hid in the woods).

  43. Sore vexed was Menelaues to see them fall, and he rushed to avenge them, Ares urging him on, for he hoped that AEneas would slay him.

  44. Sellers urging him to go to Washington and confer with Senator Dilworthy.

  45. Harry was cordially asked to bring his traveling-bag there, and he did not need urging to do so.

  46. He was in terrible anxiety too about his master, who was just ahead, urging on his horse, not apparently along an ordinary respectable country road, but through what seemed to be absolutely interminable galleries of a palace.

  47. But they had only dealt with four, and as they were urging on their horses once again at least a dozen were ready to stay their progress, while with a loud shout of triumph four mounted men came up in their rear to hem the trio in.

  48. Cautioned by the worthy curate, however, his potations were rather limited; and urging his fatigue as an excuse for retiring, he soon left his admirers, and slept on a bed of roses.


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