as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I pray you: tell me where they went
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Recent Examples of pray
Iran's own political leaders — the president, parliament speaker, foreign minister and others — filed in to weep and pray on Friday morning.
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Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Eventually the land tightens, and the tan spires of the Badlands rise from the earth like so many praying hands.
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Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
This is the portrait of then-General George Washington at Valley Forge, praying for guidance when the fight for America's independence seemed lost.
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Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Indigenous people from around the continent chanted, danced, prayed and conducted smoky medicine ceremonies daily outside a fence hastily erected around the property.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pray
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Eventually the land tightens, and the tan spires of the Badlands rise from the earth like so many praying hands.
—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
This is the portrait of then-General George Washington at Valley Forge, praying for guidance when the fight for America's independence seemed lost.
—
Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Indigenous people from around the continent chanted, danced, prayed and conducted smoky medicine ceremonies daily outside a fence hastily erected around the property.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pray
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pray
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Yet, the same people who begged for this opportunity for years suddenly want to police the moment.
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Everything from the division of the Peaches and the Plums to Shamea’s tagline this season is a secret cry from Shamea to Porsha, begging for attention under the guise of her own emancipation.
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With seemingly nowhere left to turn, Apple petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene in a last-ditch attempt to keep fees at an acceptable rate.
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With an $800 daily fine soon going into effect over her 2024 civil contempt ruling, Fox News alum Catherine Herridge‘s legal team has petitioned for a stay after she was ordered to reveal her sources for her 2017 stories about Yanping Chen.
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pray. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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