plead for
Example Sentences
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Many drivers, like Chinonso, keep their car air conditioning off to conserve fuel -- and "plead" for a tip from customers in return for switching it on.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
In 1983, Jackson travelled to Syria to plead for the release of a captured American pilot, Lt Robert Goodman.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
The woman’s husband was arrested but released the same day after she went to plead for his release in the turmoil as government forces rounded up demonstrators, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
And as an indicator of their seriousness of purpose, what did Nigel Farage plead for in his closing address from his activists?
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
As I walked toward the Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare to plead for bread, I knew that I had come to the end of something.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
