pleading

Example Sentences

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They were each fined £50 after pleading guilty at the Old Bailey.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

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

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Then—I still shudder to remember it—a desperate, pleading note crept into his voice.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt