beggar
noun
Example Sentences
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Tracy said it "beggars belief that they couldn't see any physical assault there".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The novel illuminates the makeshift community cultivated among the beggars, who maintain their own hierarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Common people, business owners — even beggars — are now fed up. Justice has been sent into exile."
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
“It kind of beggars credulity that that number of complaints could be raised and that none could be substantiated,” Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
The beggars outside the gates of Mohammed’s family home did not move when they saw Olanna.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
