Example Sentences

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The intensive care nurse, from Bedfordshire, held an ambulance technician's hand the entire way to hospital and begged him to save her life.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

They coaxed, cajoled, begged and beseeched for support to bring the tournament to North America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

On Friday the president begged off attending his son Donald Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas, saying, “This is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran.”

From Salon • May 28, 2026

"We know from social media... that this movie was basically being begged to be made."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Truthfully, I don’t care, but Parker Kingfisher begged me to put in a good word for him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith