plea for
Frequency: 8.220.1 per million words
Indicates the object or purpose of the request.
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Examples (20)
- The director of the charity made an impassioned plea for help.
- The lawyer made a compelling plea for leniency, citing the defendant's difficult childhood.
- The environmental group issued a plea for stronger regulations.
- The charity director issued a desperate plea for donations to help the flood victims.
- His tearful plea for mercy moved the judge.
- The court will hear the plea for a retrial next week.
- She made a powerful plea for justice on behalf of the victims.
- His letter was a heartfelt plea for forgiveness from his estranged wife.
- Despite their urgent plea for assistance, no aid arrived.
- The UN Secretary-General made an urgent plea for a ceasefire in the war-torn region.
- The lawyer presented a compelling plea for his client's innocence.
- The company's lawyers submitted a plea for the case to be dismissed due to lack of evidence.
- We heard a desperate plea for intervention from the war-torn region.
- In his final speech, the condemned leader made a passionate plea for his people to continue the fight for freedom.
- The family's public plea for information yielded no results.
- The community's repeated plea for better street lighting has so far been ignored.
- There was a collective plea for peace from the international community.
- Activists gathered at the summit, making a powerful plea for stronger climate action.
- The teacher's plea for quiet was finally heard by the noisy students.
- The defense attorney's plea for access to the confidential documents was granted by the judge.