noun
- earnest or urgent requests; pleas
Usage: plural form of entreaty
Examples
- Despite her mother’s entreaties, she refused to come home.
- The prisoner’s entreaties for mercy fell on deaf ears.
- His entreaties to reconsider the decision were ignored.
- She made repeated entreaties for help during the crisis.
- The committee listened to the citizens’ entreaties about the new policy.
- No amount of entreaties could change his stubborn mind.