urge on
verb
urged on; urging on; urges on
: to encourage (someone or something) to move ahead, 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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Choreographers Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles have these confident contestants shine with struts, sashays, splits, dips, duckwalks, vogueing and death-drops, each trying to outdo the other, urged on by a rapturous crowd.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
King Charles, who did not deliver an Easter message this year, was urged on Saturday by the family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre to meet survivors during his state visit to the U.S. later this month.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
If Trump is seen as having failed because of a war fought alongside Israel that was urged on him by the hawks, Carlson’s case against the Republican elite will become trivially simple.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Texas’ races also featured new congressional district boundaries that GOP lawmakers — urged on by Trump — redrew to help elect more Republicans.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2026
The races also featured new congressional district boundaries that GOP lawmakers — urged on by Trump — redrew to help elect more Republicans.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Typically, this is when the Terrible Towels twirl and fans urge on their defense.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The Monster version of Adeline Watkins is not that at all, portrayed more as a Lady Macbeth urging on Ed’s monstrous ways.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Although the auditorium, with a capacity of about 2,000, was mostly full to urge on the 230 graduates, some relatives stayed home.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
King Charles, who did not deliver an Easter message this year, was urged on Saturday by the family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre to meet survivors during his state visit to the U.S. later this month.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
If Trump is seen as having failed because of a war fought alongside Israel that was urged on him by the hawks, Carlson’s case against the Republican elite will become trivially simple.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Texas’ races also featured new congressional district boundaries that GOP lawmakers — urged on by Trump — redrew to help elect more Republicans.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2026
The races also featured new congressional district boundaries that GOP lawmakers — urged on by Trump — redrew to help elect more Republicans.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Typically, this is when the Terrible Towels twirl and fans urge on their defense.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The Monster version of Adeline Watkins is not that at all, portrayed more as a Lady Macbeth urging on Ed’s monstrous ways.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Although the auditorium, with a capacity of about 2,000, was mostly full to urge on the 230 graduates, some relatives stayed home.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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“Urge on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urge%20on. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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