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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Arsenal’s reticence to spend on development players is understandable — particularly in the case of last January, when there was also an urgent need for a first-team centre-forward.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The appeals court said there is no urgent need for DOGE to access Social Security records in the interim.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 June 2025
In his urgent nonfiction debut, the writer—who was born in Cairo, grew up in Doha, moved to Canada, and now lives in rural Oregon—wrestles with his disillusionment with the West and its institutions, particularly given the indifference he’s observed in so many as the war rages on.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
Of course, prioritization becomes challenging when urgent injections or alerts arise.
—Daniel Decloss, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The appeals court said there is no urgent need for DOGE to access Social Security records in the interim.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 June 2025
In his urgent nonfiction debut, the writer—who was born in Cairo, grew up in Doha, moved to Canada, and now lives in rural Oregon—wrestles with his disillusionment with the West and its institutions, particularly given the indifference he’s observed in so many as the war rages on.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
Of course, prioritization becomes challenging when urgent injections or alerts arise.
—Daniel Decloss, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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