begat
Example Sentences
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And in the course of this year I gave myself, I got the show “Godspell,” and that begat other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025
Like Leo, it begat a procession of memes solely based on our first glimpse of Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII, the fictional first U.S.-born pontiff, played by a British actor.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
But that broken leg also begat the greatest comeback in NFL history and led to one of the gifts Smith gave Washington football fans — a rare Thanksgiving Day win over the Dallas Cowboys.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Buffett and his music — and the empire they begat — became pivotal figures in that claiming and invention.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
“No. I’ll begat my rope. You don’t git things. You begat things.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
