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Meanings of
exigency
in English
Portuguese
urgência
Catalan
emergència
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A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
emergency
pinch
Portuguese
urgência
Usage of
exigency
in English
1
All these circumstances proved favorable to the king in the present
exigency
.
2
But the greater the
exigency
the greater were the exertions of Congress.
3
But in His private life likewise He employed it in every
exigency
.
4
But Laurence knew nothing of him in any difficult circumstances, under
exigency
.
5
In this
exigency
Cromwell was appointed by the Parliament Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
6
In this
exigency
,
government can have no other resource but in borrowing.
7
No emergency or
exigency
existed to delay the assembling of the court.
8
For instance, an
exigency
of the sun is the giving of light.
9
Counsel and assistance are never more needed, than in this important
exigency
.
10
The
exigency
lent a new impetus to the famous balls at Almack's.
11
A nominal engagement, if you choose, just to meet this
exigency
;
or-
12
What we really wish for is a mind equal to any
exigency
.
13
Totten, this
exigency
is now working under a full head of steam.
14
Governor-andyou, Senator Corson-thisis now a question of
to-night
-
an
emergency
-
an
exigency
!
15
In this
exigency
,
John bethought him of an old clothesman in the neighbourhood.
16
The
exigency
demanded the speedy disembarkation of the greatest possible number of men.
Other examples for "exigency"
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About this term
exigency
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
present exigency
political exigency
meet the exigency
public exigency
fearful exigency
More collocations
Translations for
exigency
Portuguese
urgência
emergência
Catalan
emergència
Exigency
through the time
Exigency
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common