Example Sentences

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“The tomatoes are begging me to go, it’s time,” she laughed, planning to leave Kyiv at the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Humanitarian groups are begging Israel and the international community to preserve the ceasefire and rush aid to improve conditions at these camps — hopefully, as a precursor to reconstruction.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

But there’s two other time slots after “The Game” that are begging for a matchup like USC-UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

“Where are the Arab countries? Where is the rest of the world? We are begging you, please, save us from this madness.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Everyone in Black Alliance has followed me out to the hallway and are begging me to stop.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold