pleading

Example Sentences

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I check the clock on my phone, avoiding his pleading gaze.

From Literature

He clasped his paws, pleading, “So there’s a chance it might not happen? If the Universe changes its mind?”

From Literature

Geumseong has been trying everything he can think of to help his mother, including pleading with the Chinese government.

From BBC

Guthrie has posted several emotional videos on social media, pleading for help from the public, but her conversation with Kotb is the first formal interview she has given since the case began.

From The Wall Street Journal

An elderly man is tasked with burning the inmates’ letters to Stalin pleading to have their appeals heard.

From Los Angeles Times