plead
verb (used without object)
to appeal or entreat earnestly.
has been pleading
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present perfect progressiveof plead (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Lamees Hammad has been pleading with Jordan’s King Abdullah and government officials to communicate with the Russian foreign ministry and to bring her husband home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
McCarthy has been pleading with Biden to come to the negotiating table, to no avail.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2023
Europe has been pleading with Norway, which delivers 20 to 25% of Europe’s gas, as well as Qatar and Algeria, to provide more natural gas.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
Brown said she has been pleading for Covid-19 tests and for personal protective equipment, but the federal government has rebuffed the state.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2020
It is a lady who has been pleading for him; as he wrests himself from his captor and comes forward she sees his face, and her own grows white and startled.
From The Talking Horse And Other Tales by Anstey, F.
