as in pleading
asking humbly impressed by such prayerful petitioners, the governor promised that he'd see what he could do

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Recent Examples of prayerful As the beat ascends, Eazi sings the title phrase with prayerful gravitas. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023 Mackenzie began to confide in Kate about her dad’s illness, starting a chain reaction that would result in USC coaches’ wives Caitlin Riley, Shauna Henson, Becky Grinch and Mackenzie Odom sending food deliveries and prayerful messages. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023 From the outset, Zhang projected a vibrant presence from the podium, choosing flexible tempos and projecting a strong sense of the music’s character, including the searching tenderness of Copland’s prayerful writing for woodwinds. Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023 In Phoenix, organizers from the Poor People's Campaign, which has long supported Apache Stronghold's efforts, joined Brophy College Preparatory students, veterans and social justice activists at Steele Indian School Park just after sunrise Thursday for a prayerful sendoff. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for prayerful

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“Prayerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prayerful. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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