entreating
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Disappointed, exhausted, and bedraggled, Albright sent a hail mary to the Frothville WhatsApp thread, entreating us to donate money to hire laborers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
Afterward, Baekje turned its energy to upsetting the balance of power on the Korean peninsula by entreating Silla to rise against Goguryeo, its protector and overlord.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“Come on, come,” the man can be heard entreating.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Mr. Badoglio then spent three months entreating his cemetery spirits to undo the malediction, until Mr. Zeffirelli was able to begin filming again.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Soon I heard him earnestly entreating me to be composed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
