entreating
Example Sentences
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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
“Come on, come,” the man can be heard entreating.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Mr. Badoglio then spent three months entreating his cemetery spirits to undo the malediction, until Mr. Zeffirelli was able to begin filming again.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
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
