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 president's prediction that Vladimir Putin would heed his entreaties to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours is stretching into Month Five.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The Russian isn’t heeding the president’s entreaties to stop the killing in Ukraine, and Mr. Trump is nonplussed.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Lovelorn, Vacher shot himself twice in the head after attempting to kill the woman who turned down his entreaties.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
The high-pressure volley of queries, entreaties and pleas for patience plays out each evening of Ramadan as Syrians jostle for marook, a sweet bread eaten here during the Muslim fasting month.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The Russian isn’t heeding the president’s entreaties to stop the killing in Ukraine, and Mr. Trump is nonplussed.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Lovelorn, Vacher shot himself twice in the head after attempting to kill the woman who turned down his entreaties.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
The high-pressure volley of queries, entreaties and pleas for patience plays out each evening of Ramadan as Syrians jostle for marook, a sweet bread eaten here during the Muslim fasting month.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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