supplicant
Example Sentences
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Boy Kavalier thinks he’s king of the planet with everyone else supplicant to his will.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
Red Carpet tells the story of how a similar role evolution from outside supplicant to ultimate power broker unfolded in China’s relationship with Hollywood.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2022
“It’s not in being a supplicant to the state government.”
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2021
She returns to them here like a supplicant at her prayer book: begging to understand them even just a little bit more.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021
But the Gods have other things to do: they cannot attend to the pleas of every supplicant who dares to raise his cares to heaven.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing supplicant
The Shining
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Grendel
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"The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane
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