Supplication
in example sentence
But she turned away; he drew her back, and, sinking on his knees, clasped her waist with his arms in a languorous pose, full of concupiscence and
supplication
.
More example sentences with word supplication
The film is shot on an epic scale but is decidedly not a 'big' film, with the emphasis placed on the simple story: in
supplication
to the gods, King Agamemnon (Kostas Kazakos)is compelled to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia (Tatiana Papamoschou), much to the consternation of Queen Clytemnastrae (Irene Papas).
Of course, one can imagine other reasons for US
supplication
to the oil states.
Maigrat, with protruded belly and folded arms, shook his head at every
supplication.
The one thing that kept them up was the
supplication
of the wretches beyond, the call which was sounded ever more distinctly to hasten on the rescue.
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