Examples of supplicant in a Sentence
Noun
the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors
Adjective
hated having to go before his boss like a supplicant beggar whenever he needed some time off to attend to personal matters
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Carney has transformed into a de facto spokesman for those middle powers, none of which want to turn into supplicants or get caught with their pants down between two superpowers, such as the United States and China, that are increasingly using coercion as a method of statecraft.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
The prayer quickly ends, and another supplicant hands over his passport.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 19 May 2025
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Noun
One of its most common tools is to write a book, or have a book written, to introduce the presidential supplicant to voters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Carney has transformed into a de facto spokesman for those middle powers, none of which want to turn into supplicants or get caught with their pants down between two superpowers, such as the United States and China, that are increasingly using coercion as a method of statecraft.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Yet that is happening, because Congress is too weak and supplicant to assert its constitutional power against an unhinged executive.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
The prayer quickly ends, and another supplicant hands over his passport.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 19 May 2025
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“Supplicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplicant. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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