beseeched
Example Sentences
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Celtic staff beseeched them to clear off but their pleas were ignored.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
They beseeched the leaders to “take all possible steps to maintain wildlife movement across the international border.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
He beseeched the U.S. government to dip into the millions of dollars Congress annually allocates to compensate victims of U.S. attacks.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024
A woman dressed as a dugong, a rare marine mammal, beseeched passers-by to end the burning of fossil fuels.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023
In 1888, a delegation of townsfolk beseeched Emmett to run for county sheriff, which he did, winning easily.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
