begat
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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He’s written and produced hundreds of hours of television, and conceived the WGA’s Television Writers Handbook, which begat the WGA’s Showrunner Training Program.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Devastation begat devastation, as the ecological dominoes began to fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
But that broken leg also begat the greatest comeback in NFL history and led to one of the gifts Smith gave Washington football fans — a rare Thanksgiving Day win over the Dallas Cowboys.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023
It was family tragedy that begat a soldier.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023
I don’t know how they begat Saint Sarah and her bubbliciousness.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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