beseech

Example Sentences

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“I beseech you to control him, if you can.”

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2023

"I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can't, I will."

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

"I beseech you to control him, if you can," the judge said again shortly after, warning Kise that he would control the former president if the attorney did not.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our mediator and redeemer.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2022

Wang Lung was pleased at her strength, although he cared nothing for festivities on this year, and he sent Cuckoo in to beseech Liu, the grain merchant, seeing how sad the case was.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck