Sentence examples for were spurred from inspiring English sources
noun
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.
Sometimes black Americans were spurred to action.
Investigators were spurred to reopen the Berman case because of numerous new revelations in The Jinx.
Some of those changes were spurred by previous inquiries like the 9/11 commission.
They were spurred by concerns about epidemics, particularly cholera, that thrived in densely populated areas.
Sales of new cars were spurred in both months by the resumption of financing incentives.
Half of those attending political gatherings were spurred to action at least partly by Trump.
Both women say they were spurred by environmentalism and the fear of plastic suffocating their children.
The rain, winds and flooding were spurred by a "potent atmospheric river," the Weather Service said.
The bills were spurred by the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., in December.
Sales over the weekend were spurred by Mr. Ivkovic's appearance on City Room.
They were spurred on by conservative pundits, particularly by Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck.
