imploring

Example Sentences

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The secretary and pharmacist and my kid’s baseball coach ask, “How are you feeling?,” silently imploring me to give them a cancer update without making them ask.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Tilson Thomas made a habit of imploring his orchestras and audience members to trust him and “come inside the music,” and his talents and charismatic personality attracted attention and praise worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Kalshi sent a letter to Arizona’s attorney general imploring that the state withdraw the charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Tindall, Jones and the rest of Howe's staff were instead focused on maintaining standards behind the scenes, imploring the players to put in performances that would make the head coach proud.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Now, I thought, imploring the image in the smoke.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan