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• Suing his employer for negligence rather than for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act was an artful pleading, and the defendant properly removed the proceedings to federal district court.From the entry artful pleading
• So instead of pleading for Beguildy I said—“Look's cows coming, they'll be stanked if they inna milked.”2022, Mary Webb, Precious Bane. From the entry stank
• Months of networking, botherating, begging, and pleading had finally gotten us a space.2018, Emily Schoerning, Science Culture, Language, and Education in America, page 111. From the entry botherate
• I wrote a letter to the Guild Newsletter apologizing for having disrupted the show, pleading temporary nutso.2012, Harlan Ellison, An Edge in My Voice, →ISBN. From the entry nutso
• Only some insistent pleading (materteral rather than avuncular) had changed their mind.2004, S[aif] Rahman, “Pilgrim Isles [A Kindness at Random]”, in Archipelago, [United Kingdom]: Twenty First Century Publishers, →ISBN…. From the entry materteral
• Two pairs of eyes were regarding her—Rutherford's noncommittal and unrequiring, Michael's hungry, tragic, pleading.1930 August 9, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “The Bridal Party”, in Matthew J[oseph] Bruccoli, editor, The Short Stories of F. Scott…. From the entry unrequiring
• Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit.2010, Congress of the United States, “Rule 11”, in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. From the entry specifically
• Should he have followed the Royals' advice -- the Royals' pleading, really -- that he play only baseball?1991 March 19, Thomas Boswell, “BO LEARNS DISAPPOINTMENT”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026. From the entry fly too close to the sun
• The leader would say a pleading "Hey, fellas," instead of a commanding and enforcing "Ach-tung!" So I unjoined the Boy Scouts.1990, Kurt Gabel, William C. Mitchell, The Making of a Paratrooper. From the entry unjoin
• Chancery pleading and practice, like the Roman adjective law, in its third or libellary stage, were essentially unitary in character.1954, The Catholic University of America Law Review - Volumes 4-5, page 90. From the entry libellary
• Good pleading requires that the exact words spoken or written must be set out in the declaration in haec verba.1939, Justice Edward W. Hudgins, Federal Land Bank of Baltimore v. Birchfield, 173 Va. 200, 215, 3 S.E.2d 405, 410 (1939).…. From the entry in haec verba
• The pleadings say that Watson yelled at Eddie Obeid in an unbarristerial manner, pointed his finger at him, made sarcastic comments and interrupted him.2015 September 14, Richard Ackland, “'Walking ATM' Jeff McCloy the latest pip made to squeak by Icac”, in The Guardian. From the entry unbarristerial
• Therefore, the statement of claim offends the rules of pleading and ought to be struck out pursuant to Queen’s Bench Rule 25.11(b).2014 September 5, Justice James G. Edmond, “Rebillard v. Manitoba (A.G.) et al., 2014 MBQB 181”, in CanLII, retrieved 24 Nov 2025. From the entry offend
• I was telling them only the other day about pregnant women avoiding the Drop in the eighteenth century by pleading the belly.2013, M.J. Trow, Maxwell's Chain, Allison & Busby, →ISBN. From the entry plead the belly
• If you had a pleading to be sent to three parties, you typed an original and four carbon copies, including an office copy.2008, Dan E[lijah] Perry, “Twenty-seven Months in Blue Heaven”, in More Than I Deserve, [Chapel Hill, N.C.]: Chapel Hill Press, →ISBN…. From the entry duplication
• While your dog is trying to figure out what you want, you’ve been reduced to pleading for cooperation: “I’ll give you a biscuit.1996, Sarah Hodgson, “Other Horrors”, in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Choosing, Training, and Raising a Dog, New York, N.Y.: Alpha Books…. From the entry biscie
• Ohio) the defendant was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges of converting clients' funds by "bucketing" their orders.1963, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, Annual Report of the Securities and Exchange Commission, page 138. From the entry bucket
• We hear thy pleading, cry the dark in vain, And know each day that, even as of yore, Some poor Eve weeps—unparadised once more.1908 December, Isabel S. Mason, “The Unparadised”, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, volume 82, page 768. From the entry unparadise
• After many askings, pleadings, and episodes, all leading to nothing, she finally slumped down at the side of a well in a village where she was unknown.2005, Beth Miller, The Woman's Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate, page 125. From the entry asking
• Gilbert deserves a full and fair hearing just like everyone else, no matter how the chips fall, no special pleading, and no playing the gender card.1997 September 30, The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert (JAG), season 3, episode 2. From the entry special pleading
• Hasdeu, Mihai Eminescu, Ion Luca Caragiale – with a thorough and telling pleading on the decisive impact of Eminescu’s poetry (anthumously and posthumously published) with its Romantic-type inherent sublimity.1988, Romanian Review, page 77, column 2. From the entry anthumously
• C.," had been sending out messengers to hunt for him, and finally had got him in his office, arguing and pleading, cajoling and denouncing him by turns.1917, Upton Sinclair, chapter 8, in King Coal. From the entry cajole

Meaning of pleading

1. noun The act of making a plea.
2. noun A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
3. adjective That pleads.

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Questions about pleading in a sentence

How do you use pleading in a sentence?

Pleading is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “With a pleading look, she raised her eyes to him.”

What is a short sentence with pleading?

“Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.”

What does pleading mean?

Pleading means the act of making a plea.