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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An urgent phase-out of fossil fuels, which release planet-heating pollution, is vital to stave off the worst of the climate crisis.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
For many, survival hinges on the speed of aid as clean water, sanitation and shelter top the list of urgent priorities.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
What To Know The most urgent flood threat has emerged in western Washington where a series of atmospheric rivers are set to deliver heavy rain beginning Sunday and continue through the next week.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Many people hand over money because the message sounds urgent or the caller ID looks real.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
For many, survival hinges on the speed of aid as clean water, sanitation and shelter top the list of urgent priorities.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
What To Know The most urgent flood threat has emerged in western Washington where a series of atmospheric rivers are set to deliver heavy rain beginning Sunday and continue through the next week.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Many people hand over money because the message sounds urgent or the caller ID looks real.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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