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Use "plaintively" in a sentence
"He said her name plaintively, wanting her to stop her weeping because damn it!"
"Weyanoke Indians slipped by like darker shadows in the forest gloom; and only the little night birds seemed to know or to care as they called plaintively in the marshes at twilight."
"As the House dawdles with the approaching deadline so the markets begin to wobble, and they call plaintively for the President to become involved, the White House should say simply"