The Pope, seeing them in earnest and fearing King Ferdinand, sent an embassy of two cardinals to them, entreating them to be reconciled with the Church.
To that city he had before despatched an express, entreating aid, while he opened a parley with the opponents.
Meanwhile letters arrived from Gela, entreating reinforcements, as Imilkon was understood to be about to march thither.
In hopes of drawing off the Arcadian invaders, they sent an envoy to Sparta, entreating that the Lacedæmonians would make a diversion on their side of Arcadia.
Even when the duke had already crossed Mount Cenis she made one more attempt, entreating him at least to diminish his army; but that also failed, for the duke insisted upon acting up to the powers entrusted to him.
The whole council nearly was on the side of Orange; a decided majority were for entreating the king either to recall the decrees entirely or at least to publish them under certain limitations.
It was written from the prison by Mr. Fauntleroy, and it contained two lines only, entreating me to apply for the necessary order, and to go and see him immediately.
She slipped little pink three-cornered notes under his door, entreating him to make appointments with her, or tenderly inquiring how he would like to see her hair dressed at dinner on that day.
Sent off a long letter to Robert, begging and entreating him not to be so down-hearted, and not to leave America without making another effort.
They have been entreating her to break off the match, which it seems she could do if she liked.
The result was, to write, entreating Lucy to come to Clawbonny; first taking care to secure her father's assent, to aid my request.
The conductor took a special interest in his tipsy passengers, trying to keep them in order, and genially entreating them to be quiet when they were too obstreperous.
The steward was at Kenby's shoulder with the salad and his entreating "Bleace!
It was a letter from my cousin, such a one as he had several times received before, entreating him with the most urgent supplications to remain in Cottiswoode.
Later, he sent a message to the queen entreating her to "quiet his conscience.
When her army drew up in order of battle she rode among them mounted on her white charger, entreating the men "to fight manfully for the love of God.
And I thought on my husband and son, who even at that instant might be entreating aid from the hands of strangers, and my heart melted within me.
Again it was repeated; but this time a feeble voice was heard entreating for admission in the name of God.
I replied, entreating the lady to come over, if only for a couple of months, when she could afterwards return.
The drivers of all these vehicles were entreating him in one voice to stroll elsewhere.
Then the King sent messengers to certain of the princes of Greece, entreating that they would help in this matter.
It was literally true that she never touched a wound without raising her heart to God and entreating him to bless the means employed.
She forgave her enemies; she remembered the King, who had forgotten her; she asked pardon of all, imploring all to pray for her, and especially entreating the priests to say a mass for her soul.
She did not see her parents to bid them farewell, but she sent them a letter, entreating them to pardon her.
And when the prophet spake again, entreating him, and warning, the King answered him after the same fashion, that he spake not honestly, but had sold his art for money.
She had brought the boy there, and was nowentreating the bearers with an invincible obstinacy which neither words nor hustling could conquer.
Then Marie again repeated her request in an entreating tone; whilst her father, M.
Pierre then began speaking to her in a low voice, saying all the kind consoling things that his heart could think of, and entreating her not to allow herself to sink into such despair.
All sorts of ideas warred within me; I passed through periods of revolt when I shook my fist at Heaven, and then I lapsed into humility, entreating God to take me in my turn.
I received anonymous letters, entreatingme to leave it, or I should otherwise never leave it alive.
I took my leave of him, entreating him to follow his resolutions of kindness both to the sailors and the slaves, and wished him a speedy and a safe return.
However, he returned to his own subject by first entreating her to see him oftener, and to remember that it was impossible to have a stronger interest in her welfare than he had, or to be more set upon promoting it than he was.
To beckon with the raised hand is a universal sign of craving audience and entreating a favorable silence.
Poor Harry lay muttering and mumbling, entreating Graeme to come and see him before she went to bed.
When he reached his frontiers he wrote a very suppliant letter to Napoleon, entreating the recognition of his right to the throne, and pledging his friendship.
The Queen also wrote to Murat, entreating him, in the most supplicating terms, to rescue her paramour Godoy from prison, and stating that they had abdicated only to save their lives.
After vainly calling and entreating admittance, they withdrew to the stable, or shed, in order to accommodate their horses, ere they used farther means of gaining admission.
A deputation was forthwith sent to him with the view of proposing to him the puzzle, and entreating him to condescend to give the much-desired solution.
They went to the queen's apartments and communicated to her their design, entreating her to help them in obtaining the object of their wishes.
When her mother died, it had comforted Olive to think there was still a human being who stretched out to her entreating hands, saying, "I need thee!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "entreating" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: appealing; begging; imploring; piteous; pleading; supplicant; supplication
