pleads
- present tense form of plead (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Awash in the sounds of rain, she pleads with a lover to abandon her, as she does not feel strong enough to make that choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Times goes with "Burnham pleads for ten years to 'rewire' Britain".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Rise up!” the chorus pleads, and demands, and hopes for.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
In it, Savannah Guthrie pleads for the public to help locate her missing mother.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“I didn’t want to take you here, but I had to. I had to. It was the only way to make you understand,” she pleads as she sways back and forth.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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