How to Use plea in a Sentence
plea
noun- The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.
- We are making a plea to all companies to stop polluting the environment.
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Miller’s plea was caught on a hot mic.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
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That’s not a plea to live like a monk.
—Morgan Housel, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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But, the plea seemed to fall on deaf ears.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea deal, one count was dropped.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ryan has not yet entered a plea.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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Evans turned down the plea offer.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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Rinderknecht has not yet entered a plea.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Both have entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Aubert did not enter a plea, court records show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
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Snelling entered a not guilty plea to the charges.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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The plea-change was inevitable.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Brown said that was the turning point the led to the guilty plea.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Most of the charges were dropped under the terms of the plea deal.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
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The new charges may place more pressure on him to reach a plea deal.
—Grace Ashford, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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Matthew Smith entered a not guilty plea.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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The case was closed Thursday with the guilty plea.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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But he was not required to submit a plea.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
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Warren has entered a plea of not guilty.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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This is despite my pleas to the contrary.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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As part of a plea deal, a murder charge was dismissed.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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As part of his plea deal, a murder charge was dismissed.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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Their charges were later reduced in a plea deal.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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Vargas has not entered a plea, court records show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
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The change of plea hearing is scheduled for next month.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The plea deal will require approval from the judge.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Heifler has not yet entered a plea.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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The other two counts were dropped in exchange for her guilty plea.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
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However those charges were dropped as part of her plea deal.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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