pleading

Example Sentences

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Geumseong has been trying everything he can think of to help his mother, including pleading with the Chinese government.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Perhaps he didn’t understand the new Protestant Communion—rather than at an altar, the sacrament now took place over a table covered with a simple cloth—and he was pleading that someone explain it to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Initially, it seemed like he might make out fine, even as he insisted on pleading guilty.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Players from both teams were pleading for foul calls most of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Dancing like schoolboys, Bull and Virgil went from one boy to the other as though touching bases, pleading with them to rise and fight again.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy