pleas
Example Sentences
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My understanding is that there might be limitations on what pleas are available based on the counts that are in this case.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her desperate pleas to keep the baby were ignored.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
During closing arguments, Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington recalled that the mother had made several pleas for help before the killings and received "lousy medical care" from the doctors she consulted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
As a result of this, the crowd waned throughout their performance, with the duo reduced to desperate pleas: “What happened to the hand claps?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The only thing that she did not keep in mind in her fearsome plan was that in spite of her pleas to God she might die before Rebeca.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
