pleader

Example Sentences

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An Alford plea is a unique plea that allows the pleader to maintain his innocence while conceding that the state had sufficient evidence to prove his guilt.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2023

The frontman, Sam Cook-Parrott, is an effective pleader, and unafraid of letting his anguish show: “I’m feeling sick and tired/in new and frightening ways.”

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2017

It’s the singer — the pleader, the testifier — James Brown.

From Time • Jul. 30, 2014

As prodder, pleader and proselytizer, he is unrivaled in the U.S. today.

From Time Magazine Archive

I’m no pleader or whiner, but I found myself making those sounds at Big Ma in Korvettes department store on school shopping day.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia