Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Nothing but a miracle of sovereign mercy could have arrested and saved me from eternal perdition. How I could have so long resisted the entreaties, the prayers, and the tears of my dear parents, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, is, to me, a wonder entirely incomprehensible.

American Clergyman

Joni Mitchell

Rachmaninoff made a musician out of me. His 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini' was the piece that sent me into raptures. It spoke to me. To me, it was a tender entreaty for the misunderstood.

Canadian Musician

George Wallace

The court today, just as in 1776, is deaf to the voices of the people and their repeated entreaties: they have become arrogant, contemptuous, highhanded, and literal despots.

American Politician

Maryanne Trump Barry

I refuse to believe that 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...' is now an empty entreaty. But if it is, shame on us.

American Judge

Used to express profound emotions, often in serious or urgent situations.

Emotional Weight

'Entreaty' is formal, best used in written English or formal speech rather than casual conversation.

Formality Level

An 'entreaty' aims to persuade someone to do something by appealing to their emotions.

Persuasive Intent

 as if courageous, as it becomes you who were worthy of such a city, approach the window with a firm step, and with emotion, but not with the entreaties

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 The chick responds and they slowly home in on one another. The plaintive entreaties of the chick stimulate the adult to regurgitate a mouthful of fish.