pleading

Example Sentences

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Eventually, exhausted with pleading with the political system for their survival, Duncan told Orleck, “I got to dreaming. We all did.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The ringleader ended up pleading guilty and being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison; the other three received sentences ranging from 18 months to five years.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty,” Hsu asked?

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, is facing a lengthy jail sentence after pleading guilty on Monday.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

After desperate pleading from Ed Meryl, the Treasury public relations chief, she agreed to one last interview with the American Magazine.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield