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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
implore .
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Examples
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Mrs. Miller then fell upon her knees, and in the most passionate terms implored her compassion; to which Sophia answered:
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Its expression implored the guest to hurry down, because each heart-throb meant not a drop of red blood, but several red cents.
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Rhee and Fenty describe how they "implored" private foundations to put up money to fund that bargain.
DeMorning DeBonis: Nov. 1, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010
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*We ate at Menza because Lonely Planet not my favorite guide for sights, but the best for hotels/restaurants, I think "implored" us to do so.
Archive 2008-04-01 C N Heidelberg 2008
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*We ate at Menza because Lonely Planet not my favorite guide for sights, but the best for hotels/restaurants, I think "implored" us to do so.
Ha ha, it was called Pest! C N Heidelberg 2008
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Pahad said that South Africa "implored" all the leaders in the
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They "implored" the people of Cape Town to assist the police in bringing "these murderers to justice".
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Nonetheless, Klees said he "implored" John Tory to get out in front on the faith-based schools issue and define it in his own terms before Liberals framed it in theirs.
Ontario Blogs Feed 2009
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Mrs Miller then fell upon her knees, and in the most passionate terms implored her compassion; to which Sophia answered: "Sure, madam, it is surprizing you should be so very strongly interested in the behalf of this person.
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Henry Fielding 1730
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When matters were at this crifis, Katte, in the moft pathetic terms implored the royal clemency, and had his folicitations well fupported by the intcroft of mnny pcrfons of diftin£\ioii: but all was without cffefl} the icing ordered him to be be - headed, and this fcvcre fentencc was accordingly put in execution.
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