Used in a Sentence

pleas

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pleas.

Editorial note

In fact I believe these pleas for unconstitutional shortcut tools are the pleas of lazy and unimaginative people.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pleas gathered in one view.

noun

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

noun

An excuse; an apology.

noun

That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pleas.

noun

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

noun

An excuse; an apology.

noun

That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.

noun

(law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.

Example sentences

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In fact I believe these pleas for unconstitutional shortcut tools are the pleas of lazy and unimaginative people.

2

The stories that do involve pleas for help all seem to end with someone helping out.

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On the other hand, this does remind me of all the pleas and hate that Facebook got about their permissive privacy policies.

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The defendants who have copped pleas are convicted of the made-up 'crimes' of e.g.

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These aren't my user pleas, and these users haven't even seen my sites.

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What was the percentage of people putting in guilty pleas who are innocent?

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Kudos to Apple for playing the game and coming out looking like the benevolent and merciful master, humbled by the pleas of his peons.

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The bias in Judge Rakoff's article, to the extent it exists, is to cite higher than a 2-8% number because he's arguing against guilty pleas.

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Instead of just downvoting my comments, pleas provide a justification.

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My pleas to Google’s impersonal forms fall on deaf ears, and I’m getting tired of telling everyone I e-mail to check their spam folders.

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You will just end up in an endless cycle of the Grecian economy worsening, the Grecian debt rising, and more pleas for debt relief, as has already been happening.

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To claim inducement, a defendant must prove he or she was unduly persuaded, threatened, coerced, harassed or offered pleas based on sympathy or friendship by police.

Quote examples

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That you are trotting out your "formal training" in response to user pleas shows that you really don't have many legs to stand on.

2

The relevant sentence in the article is: "Facing indictment and the threat of long prison sentences, eight Abacus loan department employees entered guilty pleas and agreed to cooperate with the district attorney’s investigation." So according to the article it was the threat of long prison sentences that caused them to enter guilty pleas, not that they were in any way found guilty after a trial.

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The underlying assumption in the German "NO" to Greek pleas of debt relief is the "moral hazard" of writing off a country's debt just because they cried really hard.

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The biggest difference between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates is Steve Jobs rejected modern medicine, science and technology, leading to his early and most likely avoidable death.[1] > In spite of pleas from family and friends, he tried to cure himself through acupuncture sessions, drinking special fruit juices, visiting "spiritualists" and using other treatments he found on the internet.

Proper noun examples

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Pleas tell us @getm3at why you think it is important and we will definitely consider your opinion.

2

Pleas, Apple, stop with the features, finish fixing all the bugs!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pleas in a sentence?

In fact I believe these pleas for unconstitutional shortcut tools are the pleas of lazy and unimaginative people.

What does pleas mean?

An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

What part of speech is pleas?

pleas is commonly used as noun.