begets
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of begets
Example Sentences
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In 2017, Zijin Mining, a Chinese state-backed company with a slogan of “Harmony Begets Wealth,” raised almost $700 million from a sale of private shares to develop its Kolwezi mine.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021
"Fancy so fed Begets a surfeit ere it gets to bed."
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
The melody that dwells in thee Begets in me as well A spiritual harmony, A mild and bless�d spell; Far, far above earth's atmosphere I rise, whene'er thy voice I hear.
From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell
Fancy so fed Begets a surfeit, ere it gets to bed.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
The huddled warmth of crowds Begets and fosters hate; He keeps, above the clouds, His cliff inviolate.
From Nets to Catch the Wind by Wylie, Elinor
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