Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetrate
Verb
  • When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • But when Dexter relapsed back into killing and exposed his son to the family trade, the homecoming turned sour and Dexter begged his kid to shoot him–– and Harrison obliged.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Dodd petitioned local churches, the YMCA and shopkeepers to observe Father's Day – a Mother's Day counterpart that would celebrate dads.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Letby's lawyers and three former executives at the hospital unsuccessfully petitioned Thirlwall to halt the public inquiry after the medical panel released its findings.
    BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2025
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“Impetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetrate. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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