pleas

Example Sentences

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In Delaware, public employees pushed back against proposed changes with emotional pleas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

He decried RIH’s pleas for relief in Rhode Island’s federal court as “flagrant attempts to avoid compliance with lawful orders” designed to “circumvent the authority of this court.”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Kelvin Evans, 41, on Tuesday entered guilty pleas in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia to counts of entering an automobile and criminal trespass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

After pleas from her family for her to be transferred from prison, Mohammadi is "now at Tehran Pars Hospital to be treated by her own medical team", the Narges Mohammadi Foundation said in a statement.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Native kid makes impassioned pleas and cultural jokes.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith