He was deaf to my pleas.
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Pleas
/pliːz/
Synonyms for "pleas" (6 found)
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2 entrieslegal pleadingrequest
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5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesenter a pleaguilty pleanolo contendere pleanot guilty pleaplea bargainplea for mercy
Derivations
6 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Scientist's pleas to introduce fish quotas were ignored for too long.
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Tom's pleas were ignored.
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The scientist's colleagues begged her not to conduct the experiment in light of the new information, but their pleas fell on deaf ears.
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