Used in a Sentence

urges

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for urges.

Editorial note

And yet, it's quite possible that such a 'sleazy' investor, unencumbered by gender-prompted urges, might be quite alright.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of urges gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

verb

(transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.

verb

(transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for urges.

verb

(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

verb

(transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.

verb

(transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.

verb

(transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

Example sentences

1

And yet, it's quite possible that such a 'sleazy' investor, unencumbered by gender-prompted urges, might be quite alright.

2

You must serve God even though he built you with sinful urges and generally behaves like a tyrant.

3

Nobody can experience happiness by giving in to whims and random urges without considering the long term.

4

The presentation urges change as a topic, but fails to provide compelling arguments to do so.

5

Being male myself and having many male friends, interactions with a (pretty) woman can be strongly influenced by 'sexual/romantic' urges.

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Or is that kind of thing taken care of by simpler urges, like sexual feelings?

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The young are beset by urges and desires; they love things that give them pleasure.

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It's really just that they're invested in serving our urges rather than what we think of as important.

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If people's basic urges do not require them to give you money, then there is no money with which to write your paycheck.

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The more you suppress those urges, the more you end up feeling alone.

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A billboard urges compassion and giving next to a church, telling me to be happy I've got what I have.

12

I had urges to smash phones whenever I heard them ringing for years after doing tech support for three months.

Quote examples

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By "base urges", I mean that quite literally, and not with a negative connotation.

2

You are equating human happiness with "giving in to base urges," which couldn't be further from the truth.

3

Interestingly, only bigger corporations reap the best of both worlds: satisfying the trendy PC urges while still having optimally (naturally) functioning teams by forming many offices / silos of "identity groups".

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"This campaign, 'Detach from Attachments,' urges users to avoid sending or opening email attachments, and to use cloud-based storage to send files like Google Drive as an alternative." -- Seems an entirely wrong-headed approach - easily defeated as this exploit showed (even a conventional virus could spread download links or even upload more files).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use urges in a sentence?

And yet, it's quite possible that such a 'sleazy' investor, unencumbered by gender-prompted urges, might be quite alright.

What does urges mean?

(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

What part of speech is urges?

urges is commonly used as verb.