pleading

Example Sentences

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Those supportive of the prime minister are pleading with their colleagues to "hold our nerve", as one put it to me.

From BBC

Yes, many more deadbeats, and even the public housing authority is pleading for relief.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2020, Lewis relinquished his longtime role as the House’s election policy point man after pleading guilty to charges related to using campaign funds for personal expenses, including rent.

From Salon

Kwon, the brash entrepreneur who founded Terraform in 2018, was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to two criminal counts in August.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two others were sentenced alongside Hunter after previously pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice.

From BBC