1. Urgent or earnest appeals or encouragements to do something
Usage: Usually plural; formal or rhetorical in tone

Examples

• The coach's exhortations to the team before the game motivated them to play their best.
• Despite the teacher's exhortations, many students still failed to complete their homework.
• The preacher's exhortations moved the congregation to tears.
• Her exhortations to volunteer for the community project were met with enthusiasm.
• The general's exhortations rallied the troops for the final battle.
• We heard repeated exhortations to save water during the drought.
• His passionate exhortations convinced several people to join the cause.