The attorney filed the pleadings with the court before the deadline.

When the prosecutor asked about his involvement, he decided to plead the fifth.

The pleachers spent the morning intricately interweaving hawthorn branches to form a living hedge along the lane.

The pleacher spent the morning intertwining young hawthorn branches to form an elegant living fence.

When she insisted her mistake should be forgiven because of her personal circumstances, the committee called it special pleading and rejected her appeal.

He pleadeth for mercy before the council, though his crimes are many.

When asked about the transaction, he decided to plead the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination.

The attorney argued that the breach-of-contract claim was pleadable given the newly uncovered emails.

The judge dismissed the case after concluding that the complaint was an artful pleading designed to avoid federal jurisdiction.

Despite the judge's skepticism, the lawyer's artful pleadings swayed the jury.