supplicatingly
- a word derived from supplicate.
Example Sentences
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Bracketed to the wall was a small shelf holding a plaster statue of the blue-robed Virgin Mary with her hands held out supplicatingly.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The girl clasped her hands supplicatingly, then mutely pointed to the wall.
From Monte-Cristo's Daughter by Flagg, Edmund
She turned supplicatingly to the young man and made a gesture of dismissal.
From Visionaries by Huneker, James
Thou wilt have time for consideration, and thou wilt throw thyself supplicatingly into my arms....
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Kohn, Spiegfried
Tell me, Walter," and releasing their grasp, the shaking hands were stretched supplicatingly toward Walter, who answered: "Yes, grandpa.
From Jessie Graham by Holmes, Mary J.
