Example Sentences
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The novel illuminates the makeshift community cultivated among the beggars, who maintain their own hierarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
She told MSPs that a new track would not have received planning permission, adding it "beggars belief" parliament found time to debate a bill that does "little or nothing" for greyhound safety.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 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
"Having been in a video in such tragic circumstances, it's beggars belief why people want to do that," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
“Have you ever heard the expression beggars can’t be choosers?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
