imploration
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On “Chemical,” a woozy, spectral meditation on the intoxication of love, the chorus becomes an imploration: “And love is a chemical / Start it, start it again,” he sings, his voice dissipating into mist.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 25, 2019
The book seems, on its face, to be a relatively benign imploration towards politeness.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2016
Basil held up her hand in imploration, but Reybold did not heed the woman's remark.
From Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by William Patten
Joyce Basil held up her hand in imploration, but Reybold did not heed the woman's remark.
From Tales of the Chesapeake by George Alfred Townsend
“Will you be kind enough to leave me!” came from behind the veil, in accents of mingled imploration and anger.
From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Burt L. Standish
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