How to use "spur" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "spur" in popular movie and book plots

  • But Dave manages to spur on Kozak's canine instincts, triggering a mutation in him, after which he is arrested.  - The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)
  • On the spur of the moment, he leaves his family and drives south, in an attempt to "escape".  - Rabbit, Run
  • Dizzy and Danielle spur the students to reunite, and the lines dividing the different cliques are broken.  - The New Guy
  • The arrival of the Doctor and the Refusian spur things along, and they soon realise the bomb has been placed in the head of the statue.  - The Ark (Doctor Who)
  • At the end of the novel, Müller on the spur of the moment wants to propose to Maria Ray but then decides instead to "shoot her dead".  - The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor
  • Miles is thrilled, and marries her on the spur of the moment.  - Intolerable Cruelty
  • The Dulcian Council debates the situation and not even Tensa, Chairman of the Emergencies Committee, can spur them into decisive action.  - The Dominators
  • Later, apparently on a spur of the moment, she lends Randy a copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, which Randy starts to devour.  - The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
  • After another costly chase, he boards the boat himself to spur the transfer of his cargo onto another vessel.  - The Maggie
  • On the spur of the moment, she decides to spend the last months of her pregnancy at her aunt and uncle's without the father of the child.  - Kate Vaiden
  • Despite this, and his own reservations about the idea, Louis's grief and guilt spur him to carry out his plan.  - Pet Sematary
  • Attempting to spur his men forward, Shaw is shot and killed.  - Glory (1989 film)
  • Hoping to spur Jake to sign the papers, Melanie empties out his checking account, after learning that her name is still on it.  - Sweet Home Alabama (film)
  • While he and Marty explore a rail spur they intend to use, they spot an out-of-control horse-drawn wagon.  - Back to the Future Part III
  • He uses the spur as a combination climbing ax and makeshift piton.  - The Naked Spur
  • To spur him, she gets engaged to her sweetheart.  - Test Pilot (film)

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