pleading for
Example Sentences
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On one TikTok account, which the BBC is not naming, a victim is openly mocked for pleading for help to find their stolen possessions.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
During her hiatus from “Today,” Guthrie made a series of videos sharing the raw emotions she experienced since Nancy Guthrie was abducted while pleading for her return.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Guthrie has posted several emotional videos on social media, pleading for help from the public, but her conversation with Kotb is the first formal interview she has given since the case began.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In October 2025, a 67-year-old retiree from Philadelphia sent an email to the Department of Homeland Security pleading for basic decency in how they carried out a high-profile asylum case.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
The upheavals of the war deprived Kepler of much of his financial support, and the end of his life was spent fitfully, pleading for money and sponsors.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
