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 entreaties have often fallen flat; the Klaxon can only be sounded so many times before it’s ignored, and, for most people, more prosaic issues govern their daily existence.
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Michael Luo, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
That decision was prompted in no small part by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s entreaties to Trump.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Moscow is, so far, rebuffing its peace entreaties over Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Some Southwestern Native Americans peoples, like the Taos Pueblo, also believe that dancing, in this case as a spiritual entreaty or invocation to the weather, might bring about cold weather and even snow, so perhaps there’s something to the tradition.
—Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
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Michael Luo, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
That decision was prompted in no small part by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s entreaties to Trump.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Moscow is, so far, rebuffing its peace entreaties over Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Some Southwestern Native Americans peoples, like the Taos Pueblo, also believe that dancing, in this case as a spiritual entreaty or invocation to the weather, might bring about cold weather and even snow, so perhaps there’s something to the tradition.
—Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entreaty. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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