lend sth urgency

Frequency: 6.88.6 per million words

To give a situation a quality of urgency.

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Examples (10)

  • The bomb attack lent a new urgency to the peace talks.
  • His direct plea lent an unexpected urgency to the humanitarian crisis.
  • The approaching deadline will certainly lend some urgency to their efforts.
  • The discovery of new evidence lent fresh urgency to the cold case investigation.
  • Her passionate speech lent a moral urgency to the environmental debate.
  • The declining sales figures lend a financial urgency to the company's restructuring plans.
  • The sudden storm lent a desperate urgency to their search for shelter.
  • These new findings lend considerable urgency to the need for immediate action.
  • The minister's warning lent a political urgency to the proposed legislation.
  • The doctor's serious tone lent a profound urgency to the patient's condition.