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 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.
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Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jackson disregarded sound economic reasoning, common sense, and the entreaties of Bank supporters and vetoed the recharter bill.
—Time, 23 May 2025
And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused Trump’s entreaties to stuff the ballot boxes in Georgia with another 11,000 votes for Trump.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
There is some evidence that these entreaties are reaching curious ears.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jackson disregarded sound economic reasoning, common sense, and the entreaties of Bank supporters and vetoed the recharter bill.
—Time, 23 May 2025
And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused Trump’s entreaties to stuff the ballot boxes in Georgia with another 11,000 votes for Trump.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
There is some evidence that these entreaties are reaching curious ears.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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 30 Jun. 2025.
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