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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pleading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to a formal written statement submitted to a court.
Example: "The attorney filed a pleading to request a motion for summary judgment."
Alternatives: "a legal document" or "a court submission".
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Both Big Show and Ryback cornered a pleading Miz.
Approaching the microphone, she tossed Ms. Odell a pleading look.
A man in the gathering held a pleading sign: "No civil war in Libya.
"I want to build something that's very respected," she said with a pleading urgency.
Earlier that day, Mrs. Campos sent Hector, Jr., a pleading text message: "PLEASE CALL MOM DARLING".
She's moved from being a stern dominatrix to a pleading masochist.
In "Enchanted," Swift murmurs in a pleading voice, "Please don't be in love with someone else".
"It becomes a pleading, desperate song - voyeuristic, sexual and sinister," he says.
With a pleading intonation, he listed the stories coming up "after the very short break".
So Mr. Forster sent a pleading letter to everyone, anyone, who might have surplus funds.
One of his most famous, "O Death," is a pleading dialogue with the Grim Reaper himself.
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