pleas

Example Sentences

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Kelvin Evans, 41, on Tuesday entered guilty pleas in Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia to counts of entering an automobile and criminal trespass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The White House has pointedly ignored their pleas.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

At the magistrates' court hearing, the boy spoke to confirm his name, age and address and enter his 16 not guilty pleas to the following charges:

From BBC • May 2, 2026

As often as possible, I resisted parental pleas to ‘save lights’ by coming to the kitchen to work.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez