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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Savannah Guthrie opened the family’s plea by thanking supporters for their prayers before describing her mother as the heart of their family and making a direct appeal for contact, stressing Nancy Guthrie’s fragile health and urgent need for medication.
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Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Federal law allows whistleblowers in the intelligence services to refer their complaints to the Gang of Eight lawmakers even if they have been found noncredible, as long as their complaint is determined to raise urgent concerns.
—David Klepper The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
The need has never been more urgent to reposition The Post.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Those questions became more urgent two days later as Liverpool recorded their first win of the season and West Ham United defeated Leicester, dragging Everton into a relegation battle few envisaged at the season’s start.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Federal law allows whistleblowers in the intelligence services to refer their complaints to the Gang of Eight lawmakers even if they have been found noncredible, as long as their complaint is determined to raise urgent concerns.
—David Klepper The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
The need has never been more urgent to reposition The Post.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Those questions became more urgent two days later as Liverpool recorded their first win of the season and West Ham United defeated Leicester, dragging Everton into a relegation battle few envisaged at the season’s start.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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