begot

Example Sentences

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I got into comedy because I just loved doing it and that begot so much else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

This inverted perception: Where status once begot the signifier, the signifier now begot the status.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

Losing Morgan Geekie, Daniel Sprong, Ryan Donato and Carson Soucy is tough for a team where depth begot success.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Macfadyen delivers a different version of a doofy husband in this terrific three-part British docudrama mini-series about the creation of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” and the cheating scandal it begot.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

In the meantime Lord Mantios begot Polypheides, the prophet, and Kleitos—famous name!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer