suppliant Sentence Examples

  1. The suppliant knelt before the throne, his voice trembling with desperation.
  2. The refugees were reduced to suppliant status, begging for aid and shelter.
  3. The suppliant's request was met with scorn and ridicule.
  4. The starving villagers sent a delegation of suppliants to appeal to the heartless king.
  5. The wounded soldier lay as a suppliant on the battlefield, begging for mercy.
  6. The suppliant's unwavering faith sustained him through his ordeal.
  7. The prisoner's suppliant pleas for freedom fell on deaf ears.
  8. The accused stood as a suppliant before the jury, hoping for leniency.
  9. The suppliant's tears flowed profusely as he begged for a second chance.
  10. The suppliant's humility and desperation won over the compassion of the hardened judge.

suppliant Meaning

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suppliant (n)

one praying humbly for something

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suppliant (s)

humbly entreating

Synonyms & Antonyms of suppliant

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one praying humbly for something, humbly entreating

solicitor, requester, pleader, petitioner,supplicant, beggar, mendicant,suitor, cadger,panhandler

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The suppliant knelt before the throne, his voice trembling with desperation.

The refugees were reduced to suppliant status, begging for aid and shelter.

The suppliant's request was met with scorn and ridicule.

The starving villagers sent a delegation of suppliants to appeal to the heartless king.