desperate plea

collocation in English

meaningsofdesperateandplea

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withplea.
desperate
adjective
uk
/ˈdes.pər.ət/us
/ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
very serious ...
See more atdesperate
plea
noun[C]
uk
/pliː/us
/pliː/
formal
an urgent and ...
See more atplea

(Definition ofdesperateandpleafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdesperate plea

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Upon reaching old age, they try to distance themselves from this group : adesperatepleafor personal exceptionalism which challenges, not the ageist stereotype, but rather its application to themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is adesperatepleafrom me and from many of my comrades and constituents.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I repeat that advice today, with the emphasis of adesperateplea.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These statements look more like adesperateplea, considering the industries that pollute and ruin the planet' s resources for the greater good of their shareholder' s bank accounts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That man's son was hounded by the press and surrounded by photographers, and he made a ratherdesperatepleato be allowed to grieve in peace.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In a discussion with her friends she shares thedesperateplea.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Then she had to make all kinds of desperate pleas before she got the money.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such desperate pleas can only come from people who have hit rock bottom.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Other appeals were not successful, and many desperate pleas were cut back or rejected.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Other appeals were not as successful and many desperate pleas were cut back or rejected.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
For a short while, unsuccessful negotiations were attempted, but they reached nowhere, despite the desperate pleas that were transmitted telephonically by some of the notable hostages involved.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdesperate
Go to the definition ofplea
See other collocations withplea