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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Disclosure Day is an urgent call to fight back against misinformation, a clear threatening cancer for the future of the human race, and a very real one overtaking our daily lives.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
For starters, there is one urgent mission the pope must take on the road to atonement.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The regulation of our environment; the presence of chemicals both intentionally and unwittingly in our food, water, air, and land; the ecological fate of all living creatures, and of the earth itself—all these dilemmas and conundrums find urgent expression in Carson’s work.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Besides a new roof and other urgent repairs, the foundation has mostly restored the retro interior, with its marble corridors and plaster detailing.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
For starters, there is one urgent mission the pope must take on the road to atonement.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The regulation of our environment; the presence of chemicals both intentionally and unwittingly in our food, water, air, and land; the ecological fate of all living creatures, and of the earth itself—all these dilemmas and conundrums find urgent expression in Carson’s work.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Besides a new roof and other urgent repairs, the foundation has mostly restored the retro interior, with its marble corridors and plaster detailing.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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