Example Sentences

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Blow these two points, the Kraken will be begging for trouble.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

“I will be begging him for five minutes of his time to let me know how to make this show better,” she said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022

But if congress doesn’t act soon, Reinford and Mobley likely will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of families who will be begging for help.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2020

Before you know it you will be begging some dude with a pierced tongue and a shaky hand to emblazon your chest with rutting unicorns and a lunar landscape.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2012

“What instructions? We just point it at the house and get out of the way. I guarantee you those humans will be begging us to come in and rescue them.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer