as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I pray you: tell me where they went
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Recent Examples of pray
Kelly Stafford, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, is praying weather conditions calm down as the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rip through Southern California.
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Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
His mom, Maria Paez, sat next to him, chanting and praying.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Black folks illegally gathered in praise houses and forests on New Year’s Eve in 1862 to pray and watch the freedom they were promised roll in.
—Nyya Toussaint / Made By History, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024
The show’s premise was to offer reenactments of real-life events for people who prayed to the Virgin Guadalupe.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
His mom, Maria Paez, sat next to him, chanting and praying.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Black folks illegally gathered in praise houses and forests on New Year’s Eve in 1862 to pray and watch the freedom they were promised roll in.
—Nyya Toussaint / Made By History, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024
The show’s premise was to offer reenactments of real-life events for people who prayed to the Virgin Guadalupe.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pray
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pray. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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