begging
- present participle of beg.
Example Sentences
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After an ex blocks them by phone and on social media, they can still send a one-cent transfer with a short message begging for forgiveness in the transaction description.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Scarlets back rower Taine Plumtree produced a searing break but could not claim his own kick to score while another Wales try went begging after a poor Lake pass to Wainwright.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Elsewhere, AFP saw one man begging and another with a sign reading "Stop World War III!"
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“I’m begging you to say: ‘This is not anti-science, this is extremely pro-science,’” he told me.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Why didn’t you come forward,” I ask, accusing and begging her at once.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
