urge

[ɜːrdʒ]

Definition:
1. An instinctive motive.
2. A strong restless desire.
3. Force or impel in an indicated direction.
4. Push for something.
5. Urge on or encourage especially by shouts.

Use 'urge' in a sentence:

1. Anticipating a better grade on the following morning exam, a student can ignore the limbic urge to socialise and go to sleep early instead.
2. He felt pleasantly drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
3. It is all very well to urge people to give more to charity when they have less, but is it really fair?
4. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever.
5. We urge colleges and universities to demystify the selection process.
6. He urged US executives to invest billions of dollars in his country.
7. Parents should actively urge their children to take advantage of the opportunity to join sports teams.
8. Drivers are urged to make sure that car engines are properly tuned.
9. It is perfectly all right, now and then, for a human to be possessed by the urge to speak, and to speak while others remain silent.
10. He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
11. 'Come, eat!' the old woman urged.
12. The urge to quantify is embedded in our society.
13. He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up a while ago.
14. He has urged complete reform of the welfare system.
15. We urge Congress to increase farmland conservation.
16. The police have the same human urge for self-preservation as the rest of us.
17. No matter how often they were urged, they could not bring themselves to join in.
18. He urged them not to give up on peace efforts.
19. She urged him to stay.
20. You must urge the children on or we'll never get home.
21. The president has a strong political urge to conciliate.
22. We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.
23. Parents should actively urge their children to take advantage of the opportunity to join sports team.
24. Leaders urged people to turn out in large numbers to repudiate the violence.
25. She had a strong and supportive sister who urged her on.
26. He has urged reform of the welfare system.
27. This urge is understandable and noble: thousands have lost virtually all their retirement savings with the demise of Enron stock.
28. The only thing he was afraid of in his life was the parrot. This bird seemed to have an unreasonable urge to peck him to death.
29. He continued to urge the Republican Party to tilt rightward.
30. The Senate bill would create an independent commission to monitor the pilot programs and recommend changes in Medicare's payment policies to urge providers to adopt reforms that work.
31. The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel.
32. They urged her to do the honourable thing and resign.
33. Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away.
34. I had a sudden urge to hit him.
35. Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.
36. Parents should actively urge their children to seize the opportunity to join sports teams.
37. The urge to explore space is just the opposite.
38. I have this urge to strive for perfection.
39. I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
40. I felt an irresistible urge to laugh.
41. I urge the house to vote against the motion.
42. We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.
43. I desperately fought the urge to giggle.
44. At school he played bass in a pop group called The Urge.
45. The urge to survive drove them on.
46. Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force.
47. The firm has taken out adverts in national newspapers to urge customers to return suspect products.
48. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.
49. He urged his horse forward.