imploration

Example Sentences

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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

For he saw that, in spite of all her coldness and apparent apathy, Sophy was affected and wounded by Andrew's bitter imploration and its wretched and sorrowful ending.

From A Knight of the Nets by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Virginia’s start was followed quickly by an imploration from Molly.

From Rose O'Paradise by White, Grace Miller

Basil held up her hand in imploration, but Reybold did not heed the woman's remark.

From Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by Patten, William