beseech
verb (used with object)
to implore urgently.
beseechingly
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a word derived from
beseech.
Example Sentences
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Or, as Rep. Stacey Plaskett put it, simply, beseechingly, on Wednesday, “This happened.”
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2021
Then she lifted her thin, blue-veined hands and clasped them beseechingly.
From Time ● Oct. 14, 2016
“John,” Cruz says, beseechingly, “this party is really just for people who have a path forward at the convention.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2016
A short man whose graceful body is tense with anxiety, he gazes beseechingly heavenward.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2010
Sophie looked beseechingly towards the Queen for help.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
