imploration

Example Sentences

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On “Chemical,” a woozy, spectral meditation on the intoxication of love, the chorus becomes an imploration: “And love is a chemical / Start it, start it again,” he sings, his voice dissipating into mist.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019

The book seems, on its face, to be a relatively benign imploration towards politeness.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2016

Virginia’s start was followed quickly by an imploration from Molly.

From Rose O'Paradise by White, Grace Miller

Wherewith the junior operator swung half around in the swivel-chair and exposed to Peter an expression of mild imploration.

From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

"Give me water—for the love of Heaven, water!" was the harshly whispered imploration.

From Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends by Standish, Burt L.