pleading

Example Sentences

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Pleading for help, Neeraj's son contacted a friend who alerted the police, who then rescued the retired doctor from what was described as "Mamta's custody".

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Pleading guilty to the remaining charges would mean no more trials.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Pleading his case to Alithea, the Djinn turns Scheherazade, telling stories of his past masters and the centuries of imprisonment he has endured as a result of their lust and greed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2022

Pleading guilty could also allow him to serve his sentence in a federal prison, which could keep him from crossing paths with inmates in state prison whom he might have helped send there.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2021

Pleading and kind words were no longer of any avail.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien