Example Sentences

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Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Soon he is beseeching, and she is rejecting, and any expectation that these two figures will be mere cartoons melts away.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 15, 2019

Over a year later, the boy’s mother is beseeching Francis to bring his influence to bear.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2018

He is beseeching either the Lord or the Skeleton Clique, but probably both.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2017

Yes, I see that God is beseeching me to be reconciled to Him.

From The One Great Reality by Clayton, Louisa