begs
- present tense form of beg (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The latest is a cover story in the Dec. 23 issue of the tabloid Globe: "Burt Reynolds Begs Court--Keep My Medical Records Secret."
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2018
Ian Begs Princeton for Forgiveness: After presumably getting bumped from the cover of Princeton’s alumni magazine, Ian showed up to beg for forgiveness from his Bachelorette brethren, America and the Princeton alumni association.
From Time • Jul. 21, 2015
Luring a Star: Big City Beckons, Cleveland Begs In the front row, Ted Strickland, the governor of Ohio, croons into the microphone, shoulder to shoulder with Dick Goddard, the ageless Cleveland weatherman.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2010
He had barely arrived When he had to leave And his beauty-darling Sobs and cries Sobs and cries Begs him to stay.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Not likely. Not in a million years. Duane would never turn down one of my crumpets, or two, or five. Begs the question, doesn’t it?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
