Sentence examples for solemn plea from inspiring English sources
A solemn plea to ensure that no genocide was ever forgotten rang out on a hilltop high above the Armenian capital, Yerevan, as the country's president led a ceremony to mark 100 years since 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
Mr. Cheney tossed aside his usual stump speech to deliver a solemn and impassioned plea for veterans' support, telling those in attendance that "America's veterans are a priority for President Bush".
Congress begins each day's session in solemn prayer; "God bless America" is a plea that comes automatically to any modern president's lips (along, in Bill Clinton's case, with biblical quotations and words of contrition); and among the nation's 100 senators only Colorado's Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Washington's Patty Murray admit to having no religious affiliation.
As they came into each region, they summoned its leaders to attend their solemn crown wearings, deliberated with them on the affairs of the kingdom and the locality, presided over pleas, granted privileges, and made war against peacemakers at home and enemies abroad.
Stearns, however, was solemn.
The atmosphere was solemn.
