plead
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
I’m no expert, but I don’t think their mating rituals involve using the New York Times to plead their case or, when that doesn’t work, threatening to move en masse to Tennessee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The father decided to plead guilty to avoid a long trial and spare his family reliving the child's death in court, Alexandrou said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
ADM went on to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices and set sales volumes on two products it sold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She scheduled a last-minute news conference with nursing staff from Kansas City Public Schools to plead with parents to immunize their children.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Por favor, please, please, let it be Sammy,” I plead.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Ashe pleads with her younger self to trust her instincts.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Alejandro Tellez’s contribution came with the punchy “Linda Sonrisa,” that pleads for someone to realize the realities of the mistreatment they’re facing with another lover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In 2017, he played opposite Hugh Jackman in “Logan” as a doctor who pleads with Wolverine to heal up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
In Psalm 73, Asaph pleads with God, wondering why good men suffer while the wicked prosper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Please,” the grandmother pleads, her bony fingers dragging the snot from her nose onto her cheeks, “please give me some medicine. It hurts very much.”
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
He pleaded not guilty to all charges leading up to the trial, which began Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Abdulrahman Alfozan, the Saudi national accused of bugging a restricted OpenAI conference room, pleaded not guilty on Friday in a federal court in San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Before their conviction on 19 October, they had all pleaded not guilty and repeatedly insisted that nobody was forced to die.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
His wife, Erika McCauley, also pleaded guilty for her involvement and was sentenced to up to three years; she was released in 2012, the department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
It was a rare flash of good sense when he pleaded to be sent far away from the daily torment of her stoop-shouldered, darting-eyed presence.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
In August 2024 he rejected a motion to dismiss a private suit against Harvard, writing, “the facts as pled show that Harvard failed its Jewish students.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Sturgeon said: "He was still lying to me right up until the day he pled guilty."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
In more recent cases, State Department intelligence analyst Walter Kendall Myers and former US ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha pled guilty in separate cases to spying for the communist country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The next morning, Thursday, my court-appointed lawyer pled not guilty for me.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
After pleading guilty to the possession offence he was placed into custody, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The jury heard the husband in the Stockport area case, after pleading guilty, had given an account of his actions and would appear as a witness.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Hamilton’s campaign built an ad around Meischa Zimmerman, who says she was arrested while eight months pregnant after missing a $50 payment, and found herself pleading not to be handcuffed in front of her two-year-old.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
In September, Sanchez agreed to enter a guilty plea in the criminal case, although it is unclear to which charges Sanchez will be pleading guilty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sunjin’s mom began crying, pleading for them to at least save her son.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing plead
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
"The Ravine," Vocabulary from the short story
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Instead of "Said": Words for Asking and Offering
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word