beseech
verb (used with object)
to implore urgently.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Xi’s restraint, by contrast, made it appear as if he viewed Mr. Trump as the beseeching party in the relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
We passed multiple radar speed signs, declaiming mph numbers, beseeching drivers to slow down.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Business and union leaders joined in publicly and privately, beseeching him not to go down this idiotic road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
Jim Weston had secretly borrowed a dime and soon he was loudly beseeching Daisy to have a treat on him.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
