"plead" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- I refused the pudding and excused myself, pleading tiredness, which was in no way prevarication.
- They asked Olivia to join them, but although she normally would have done so, she demurred, pleading tiredness from her own adventure that evening.
- After lunch Gillian pleaded tiredness and went to rest in her room, but I rather think she wanted to leave us alone together.
- She pleaded tiredness and canceled all her own engagements so as to be at hand when he finally read the note.
- After dinner, she had excused herself and gone to sit in the deep window seat at the end of the hall, pleading tiredness.
- She would plead tiredness and go to bed very early to be alone.
- Laura queried, wondering if she could reasonably plead tiredness and escape to her bed.
- When she pleaded a headache and tiredness, she was allowed to flee up the stairs to the privacy of her own room.
- Pleading tiredness, Jane went to bed early.
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