supplicate

Example Sentences

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“We won’t make any decisions until you get back from your trip,” Ma said with a supplicating note to her words.

From Literature

The windows do away with the plaintive or supplicating figures more common to Christian stained glass.

From Los Angeles Times

Namo Buddha, I supplicate the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the three times and ten directions to bestow Their blessings upon Your Majesties.

From BBC

From noon to midnight, it is alive with the buzz of crowded restaurants, supplicating panhandlers, weaving motorcycles, and pushy vendors.

From The Verge

“All the statements from Kirill are constantly, ‘Let’s do things peacefully, lets pray and supplicate.’

From New York Times