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Discover LudwigThe phrase "pleading to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a request or appeal to someone, often in a legal or emotional context.
Example: "She was pleading to the judge for a more lenient sentence."
Alternatives: "begging for" or "appealing to".
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A child is crying out for help, pleading to strangers.
The "government is tired of pleading to the opposition," he said.
At home, I lit candles in prayer, pleading to the universe that she would make it.
Those whom we turn away return again and again, pestering us, pleading to be accepted".
He ended, as is his habit now, pleading to the French, "I need you".
23 February: Conroy and Bouvier record video appeals pleading to be rescued.
Betis finished the season relegated, their centre-back a broken man pleading to be taken off.
It took a great deal of pleading to persuade him to come along.
They thronged around Derrick, pleading to be let in free, their faces upturned like baby birds'.
The Iliad ends as it began, with a desperate parent pleading to get his child back.
Her own husband then stepped forward, pleading to be allowed to execute her.
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