pleas

Example Sentences

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A year ago, Garcia Venegas was filming his brother’s arrest during a raid on their coastal Alabama construction site when he was tackled by agents, who ignored his pleas that he was a citizen.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Huerta said staff often ignored her husband’s pleas for medical attention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

Ignoring the pleas of the matchmaker and his mother to continue meeting other women, he wrote the girl letters.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña