Examples of 'spur' in a sentence
Meaning of "spur"
To motivate or encourage someone to take action or make progress. This term is often used in the context of inspiring or prodding someone to do something
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- A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- A jab given with the spurs.
- Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
- An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
How to use "spur" in a sentence
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Desires always spur us on to ask for more.
A spur on her heel hampered her dancing.
Fund established to spur new module development.
The spur is about two centimeters long.
It was really just a spur of the moment thing.
Let us spur each other on in holy emulation.
You got married spur of the moment.
Spur is a very long recurved glabrous capsule.
Or it may just spur me to strike even faster.
They have the same chromosomal spur.
This is a spur on the old train line.
I think she is doing it on the spur of the moment.
I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent.
I called you at the spur of the moment.
We will spur them on with puppet shows.
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New incentives are needed to spur smart investments.
Kind of spur of the moment kind of thing.
The next one will spur an attack.
There is a spur from the station to a factory.
Universal joint drive with spur gear.
This being spur of the moment and all.
This is normal and this will spur us on.
This is the spur line he was talking about.
Rising unemployment could spur social unrest.
You know spur of the moment stuff.
I am not saying this on the spur of a moment.
It was just a spur of the moment kind of thing.
Or you vote with me against the spur.
This was not a spur of the moment decision.
There are many fires that spur a man on.
That will spur her into sense.
Dzongs were frequently built on a hilltop or mountain spur.
It should act as a spur to action and a motivator.
The flower has a very long spur.
But not on the spur of the moment.
The long lip carries a short spur.
Do not want a spur coming our way.
It worked miracles with those spur wounds.
Since it was a spur of the moment run.
It does not have any lettered spur routes.
It was just like a spur of the moment decision.
Mid tibia is with single spur pair.
The remains of a spur are visible in this area.
Go to the iron chamber and spur them on.
Cloacal spur with two enlarged tubercles.
I just came on the spur of the moment.
The flower also has a long spur.
Death is surely the spur to a fulfilled life.
Survival in the looming war was the spur.
A new headshunt loading spur was also constructed.
