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Entreaties have poured in from top executives at real estate offices, security firms, talent agencies — and from former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2019

Entreaties there are and trepidation, of poor Wife, of Paris and Friends: Danton sat silent for a while; then answered, "Ils n'oseraient, They dare not;" and would take no measures.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

Entreaties had no effect, and late in the morning, he succeeded in convincing us all that his purpose was irrevocable.

From The Exploits of Elaine by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

Entreaties will not unfrequently be urgent; and where the life of an animal only is involved in the result, it is hard to say "no" to supplications which may be accompanied with tears.

From The Dog by Dinks

Entreaties so gentle and so pathetic as these are seldom met with; but curses—in the same strain probably as those to which the Council of Paris took exception—are extremely common.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis