Example Sentences

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It is not I who am beloved, it is you; and he has been entreating me to plead his cause and to persuade you to give him an answer that accords with his wishes!

From Which? or, Between Two Women by Kendell, Laura E.

For a whole week she has been entreating and worrying and persuading me to marry you.

From The Idiot by Martin, Eva M.