Example Sentences

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At the foot of the steps they met, Rose all pleadingness, as if again she begged Electra to love her.

From Rose MacLeod by Brown, Alice

He was instantly contrite, all soft humility, ears laid back with pleadingness for forgiveness and protestation of a warm throbbing heart of love. 

From Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack