Example Sentences

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“Over the last four years, the space has begged the question: How can we fill it with life?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“Florida has begged us, and we’re still saying no,” she said on the podcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

The mum of a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Friday evening has begged her daughter to get in touch.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

A basketball purist, Durant has begged for a space to just hoop.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2022

"My mother bids me let Lord Eddard take the black, and Lady Sansa has begged mercy for her father."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin