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Optimists and happy warriors entreat us to lean on each other to get through these grim times, insisting that community is our strength.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

The signatories entreat him to rapidly expand testing to counter huge lines and speed up test results which can take two weeks.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2020

Miss Nyong’o says that her co-star bonded so well with Ms. Nalwanga and the other young actors portraying the members of the chess club that the youngsters would entreat him to entertain them off-camera.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2016

So please, I entreat you, send your colorful words away.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2015

Most earnestly did she then entreat him to lose no more time before he wrote.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

The scene is famously depicted in Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice” from the perspective of Elizabeth Bennet, who entreats their father to step in and prevent Mary from showcasing a second musical number.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

In the story of Esther, Mordecai entreats his niece to step into her Jewishness to prevent atrocities from happening.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

Corgan and company plan to release the album in three parts, and the first glimpse, “Beguiled,” entreats the listener to “return the faith” over a metallic palm-muted riff reminiscent of the band’s old days.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022

“Convert your Le Bijou apartment into a private health center,” entreats the company’s website.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2020

So many tickets sell that after Uncle Al entreats the crowd to shift closer together for the fourth time, it becomes clear that this won’t be enough.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The prosecutor entreated the jury to hold the defendants “accountable not only for what they did but why they did it.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2022

Ryan entreated several city officials, including Garcetti, for help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2022

Mr. Sadr entreated his supporters last week to each take 10 other voters to the polls.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2021

When asked if the company had entreated merchants to help it lobby against the legislation, Amazon said its email spoke for itself.

From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2021

Open that the Americans entreated him to become permanent director.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

That prompted the owner of Bookshop Santa Cruz, another local landmark, to print T-shirts and bumper stickers entreating fellow residents to “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Afterward, Baekje turned its energy to upsetting the balance of power on the Korean peninsula by entreating Silla to rise against Goguryeo, its protector and overlord.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

In one, a Milanese lawyer asks the Vatican to intervene in favor of his Jewish clients; another is from nuns entreating the Vatican to help a family of Jews travel to the United States.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

“Come on, come,” the man can be heard entreating.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

As he ran, he sent his voice ahead of him, entreating her, persuading her, reassuring her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton