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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Ra’s faith in cosmic travel put him at odds with other prominent African American figures of the period, who saw the space race as a distraction from the more urgent struggles of the civil rights era.
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
What's new is the urgent need to respond to a fundamentally different business environment that's more interconnected than ever before.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The National Weather Service sent urgent alerts about potentially life-threatening danger hours in advance of the flash floods, leaving time to notify and try to evacuate people in harm’s way.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 11 July 2025
At least four foreign nationals have tried within the last month to unlawfully enter the U.S. through the San Ysidro Port of Entry using ambulances as cover and posing as patients in need of urgent medical attention, according to court documents in four federal criminal cases.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
What's new is the urgent need to respond to a fundamentally different business environment that's more interconnected than ever before.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The National Weather Service sent urgent alerts about potentially life-threatening danger hours in advance of the flash floods, leaving time to notify and try to evacuate people in harm’s way.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 11 July 2025
At least four foreign nationals have tried within the last month to unlawfully enter the U.S. through the San Ysidro Port of Entry using ambulances as cover and posing as patients in need of urgent medical attention, according to court documents in four federal criminal cases.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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