exhortation

noun

ex·hor·ta·tion ˌek-ˌsȯr-ˈtā-shən

-sər-;

ˌeg-ˌzȯr-,

-zər-

Synonyms of exhortation next

: an act or instance of exhorting

: language intended to incite and encourage

Examples of exhortation in a Sentence

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But Turkish army units stand ready at the Syrian border, and Washington’s exhortations are unlikely to keep Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from giving them the green light. —

Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2019 Despite the exhortations, no model scored above 2% on the test. —

Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024 The most notable exhortation came from House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the New York Times first reported and sources confirmed to Axios. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Dec. 2024 The Biblical exhortation to welcome the stranger is the theme the rector, the Rev. José Espino, chose for this Lent. —

Luis Andres Henao, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exhortation