prevailing upon
Example Sentences
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“We’re prevailing upon the decency of the other side, their understanding of the Constitution, their understanding of the rules of the House,” Mr. Larson said.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2016
It is a dismal scene to imagine, the internationally famous and successful trainer of racehorses prevailing upon a junior staff member to do his dirty work.
From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2013
By month's end, however, he was Florida's Horatius at the immigration bridge, prevailing upon a reluctant Clinton to intern at Guantanamo those rafters plucked from the sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
In sharp dissent, Chief Justice Warren insisted that, when rights are invaded, "prevailing upon friendship with the victim is no less proscribed than an invasion accomplished by force."
From Time Magazine Archive
He was next sent as ambassador to the princes of Germany, for the purpose of prevailing upon them to withdraw their favour from the Protestants.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
