supplicant
Example Sentences
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"As a Canadian I am saddened, appalled, disgusted and angry that King Charles appears to be joining the conga line of supplicants," said Jo-Ann in Ontario.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025
The supplicants typically believe they are empowered by shamelessly lying.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025
All around her, other patrons were in the same situation, holding cash out like supplicants while Olstad gestured that she would be there as quickly as she could.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
This bakery-and-more miracle does pretty much everything it touches just right, with long lines of supplicants to prove it.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
In exchange, supplicants pledged their votes, helping the Democratic aldermen who filled the city council to fend off their Republican opponents.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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