pleading for

Example Sentences

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"There's a proposal for 65 new houses in the Loup and the response from NI Water is that there simply isn't enough water capacity, and people in this area are pleading for houses."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

In October 2025, a 67-year-old retiree from Philadelphia sent an email to the Department of Homeland Security pleading for basic decency in how they carried out a high-profile asylum case.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

But with still no sign of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, the “Today” show co-anchor took to social media once again on Friday, pleading for help.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

She and her siblings—sister Annie and brother Camron—have posted multiple messages on social media in recent weeks pleading for answers and for the safe return of their mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

But Minerva, she’d take off, so that we’d have to call and call, pleading for her to come back.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez