plea
Example Sentences
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President Harry S. Truman and his secretary of state, George C. Marshall, told the Europeans that the U.S. would help fund them if they presented a unified reconstruction proposal, not national pleas.
The courtroom erupted as Buzzard entered the not guilty plea on all counts, as people seated in the gallery cried “oh my god,” video of the hearing shows.
From Los Angeles Times
His plea comes as US-led negotiations on a deal to end the fighting continues.
From BBC
Reiner did not enter a plea, so the public has not yet heard his side of the story.
From Los Angeles Times
European allies were turning to the U.S. for information on their eastern neighbor, along with pleas for the prisoners they hoped to free.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.