Verb (used without object) : to plead for time. ,She pleaded with him not to take the job. ,His youth pleads for him. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to plead ignorance. ,to plead a statute of limitations. From Dictionary.com.
She bowed her head, term pled her fingers under her chin, just the way we do, and she said silent prayers that lasted and lasted. From Wordnik.com. [Flowers In The Attic]
I prefer "pled" simply because it is less unwieldy. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Craig Issues Statement: "I Should Not Have Pled Guilty"] Reference
In Charleston, one "pled kyawds," but that "pled" lasts longer than a simple. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 2] Reference
(Traficant pled not guilty; his trial is pending.). From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Sacrificing Gary Condit] Reference
About a dozen people have pled guilty in the case. From Wordnik.com. [SEC Blasted on Goldman] Reference
Grandmother pled with the Yankees but it did no good. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Mary went and faced the crowd and pled for her release. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary] Reference
We're not going there, because he has already pled guilty. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2007] Reference
Clotilde herself was touched, and pled in Hector's behalf. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843] Reference
The issue is he pled guilty and has nothing to do with. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2007] Reference
Nor had he pled this latter state to urge himself upon them. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
After the first death, I could have realistically pled self-defense. From Wordnik.com. [My Life as a Killer] Reference
A deputation from the interior of Ibibio pled, "Give us even a boy!". From Wordnik.com. [Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary] Reference
His business partner at Gettysburg Funding pled guilty to bank fraud. From Wordnik.com. [Executives with criminal records slip through FHA crackdown, documents show] Reference
The father of the girl accordingly came from the camp and pled his case. From Wordnik.com. [Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form] Reference
And she pled with those who had been received to remain true to the faith. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary] Reference
Two of the four codefendants pled guilty to minor charges on minor charges. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Watch: What Ricin?] Reference
No one at work tried to stop me from going, no one pled with me to reconsider. From Wordnik.com. [Moratorium] Reference
(Vick, who has not pled in the case, is scheduled to appear in court on July 26.). From Wordnik.com. [An Ugly World] Reference
Greenwood pled guilty to six charges, which carry the following maximum penalties. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Singer: The $600 Million Teddy Bear Case] Reference
When, with a quivering sigh, the music stopped, Orpheus fearlessly pled his cause. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Myths] Reference
KEITH BOGGS, IDAHO RESIDENT: He pled guilty to a lesser deal, to get it over with. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2007] Reference
JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO, HOST, JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO: Here ` s a guy who has pled guilty. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2009] Reference
Of course, he pled guilty for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna - very briefly. From Wordnik.com. [LeBron James Is Now A Free Agent. Now What?] Reference
When he said that he pled to a lesser charge, so it would go away, what does that tell you?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2007] Reference
In shaking hands with my new-found acquaintances, they all pled with me to pay them a visit. From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825] Reference
And I got arrested the next day and pled guilty, and I was sentenced to nine years in prison. From Wordnik.com. [Black Men's Jail Time Hits Entire Communities] Reference
"Most gracious and noble Master, was not this one greatly in thy favor before?" pled Habrunt. From Wordnik.com. [Si'Wren of the Patriarchs] Reference
The four, who have not yet pled, are now waiting for the Cobb County district attorney to decide on formal charges. From Wordnik.com. ['Down the Wrong Road'] Reference
One of the staffers pled out to a misdemeanor and did some community service and it all went away just like Assemblygate. From Wordnik.com. [Randy Credico: Congratulations Chuck! You've Knocked Me Off the Democratic Primary Ballot] Reference
There are questions about Ted Stevens 'ties to a company whose executives have pled guilty to bribing some Alaska public officials. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2007] Reference
The Golays are now behind bars (she pled guilty to charges related to the theft; continues to fight the charges and is awaiting trial). From Wordnik.com. [Could Someone Steal Your Identity?] Reference
On July 6th, al Qosi pled guilty to living on a compound with supporters of Osama bin Laden in Jalalabad, Afghanistan and acting as a cook. From Wordnik.com. [Human Rights First: Snapshot of a Gitmo Terrorist] Reference
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