Examples of entreaty in a Sentence
our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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The society has not taken any disciplinary action in response to these entreaties.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
When his entreaties for a post were rebuffed, Guiteau shot the president.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
When his entreaties for a post were rebuffed, Guiteau shot the president.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for entreaty
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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