Example Sentences
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The son must endure the gall of being mocked and seeing his mother importuned by greedy suitors who feast nightly on the family’s stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Instead of writing “The verbiage from the campaigners importuned the dispossession of their statesmen,” write “The protestors demanded the resignations of their congressional representatives.”
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
She importuned Fred to notice the blood on the cuspid and to imagine the agony surrounding its expulsion from her mouth.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2021
That, they believe, will maximise the number of congressmen being importuned by victims to repeal the offending law, says John Weekes, a former Canadian ambassador to the WTO who now practises trade law.
From Economist ● Jun. 18, 2015
“Rob, this is Helen at Base Camp,” Wilton importuned, sounding as if she was on the brink of tears.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
