pleading

Example Sentences

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But Sir Keir Starmer does so while pleading with his party, in public and in private, to cut out all the chat about his future and who might replace him.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Resolving some issues took a lot of polite, and desperate, pleading with a machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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

Prosecutors said they agreed to shave 15 months from the sentence in exchange for Jones pleading guilty by April 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The withered god looked up at her with pleading eyes.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda