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
But collectively, they have flooded Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube with videos of pitiful-looking animals - mostly dogs and cats, but even rabbits – with commentary pleading for donations to shelter, feed and treat them.
From BBC • May 3, 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
But with still no sign of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, the “Today” show co-anchor took to social media once again on Friday, pleading for help.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
My grandmother wrote letters pleading for them to come home, and they ignored her.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
