entreat

Optimists and happy warriors entreat us to lean on each other to get through these grim times, insisting that community is our strength.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

To that end, I entreat Afghanistan’s friends in the West to intercede for us in Washington and in New York, with Congress and with the Biden administration.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021

“We believe these statements represent grave errors of judgment and a lapse in pastoral responsibility,” the letter said, “and we entreat you to reconsider them.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2020

The signatories entreat him to rapidly expand testing to counter huge lines and speed up test results which can take two weeks.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2020

Upon this occasion my father said, with an expression of unbounded wonder, “My dearest Victor, what infatuation is this? My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

In the story of Esther, Mordecai entreats his niece to step into her Jewishness to prevent atrocities from happening.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

Wake up to joy, it entreats, before it’s too late.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022

“Convert your Le Bijou apartment into a private health center,” entreats the company’s website.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2020

A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020

So many tickets sell that after Uncle Al entreats the crowd to shift closer together for the fourth time, it becomes clear that this won’t be enough.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Sometime after Beata resettled her family in the Netherlands, Levine says she entreated Schultz to paint her daughter and her son Cootje, who had gone home ahead of the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Some of them didn’t know their way here,” said Bah, adding that she entreated them to participate despite their mistrust.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023

The prosecutor entreated the jury to hold the defendants “accountable not only for what they did but why they did it.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2022

He repeatedly entreated the chair umpire to tell the crowd not to erupt in jubilation when he missed a first serve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2022

“Don’t neglect me,” entreated Madame Ratignolle; “and don’t mind what I said about Arobin, or having some one to stay with you.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

That prompted the owner of Bookshop Santa Cruz, another local landmark, to print T-shirts and bumper stickers entreating fellow residents to “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Afterward, Baekje turned its energy to upsetting the balance of power on the Korean peninsula by entreating Silla to rise against Goguryeo, its protector and overlord.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

“Come on, come,” the man can be heard entreating.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

He wrote a letter to the company’s directors recounting his contributions and entreating them not to take his house.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2021

“Lumahwoooooof Cassiopeia looked up at her with wide, entreating eyes. The howling jostled Penelope out of her thoughts. She realized Lady Constance was still waiting for an answer. “Of course, Lady Constance,” she said, flustered.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood