beseech

At the All-Star Game, Trout might well hear Phillies fans beseech him to come play for the home team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Its inscription "I beseech thee, holy sun of righteousness, be the way" has not been found on any other object, according to historian Helen Geake.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2023

“I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can’t, I will. I will excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can,” said Engoron.

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

“If I should die, I beseech my lord to see that my letters are delivered.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Tormented by spiritual agony and the systemic lupus that would kill her at 39, O’Connor, a lifelong Catholic, beseeches him: “I long for grace,” she cries.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2024

The IRS beseeches taxpayers to avoid paper like the plague: Do not file paper returns and do not ask for a paper refund check if you want timely action.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022

It beseeches us to seize the day — a practice one wishes on theaters and theatergoers everywhere.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021

TV reporter Bruce Nolan, who beseeches God for divine intervention after he loses a job promotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019

If the dead can appear to the living, Lourdes beseeches God through tears, allow Victor to show himself so she can say good-bye.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

The United Nations, aid groups and Israeli human rights groups have beseeched Israel to allow water and emergency deliveries of fuel to flow into the Gaza Strip.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023

It had previously criticised Beijing for spreading "scientifically unfounded claims", and on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida again beseeched Beijing to look at the research.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023

“Please put an end to this,” a viewer from Roseburg, Ore., beseeched the federal watchdog organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

Captains of riverboats had heard about the virus by this time, and they refused to stop their boats anywhere along the length of the river in Bumba, even though people beseeched them from the banks.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

I also besought Michael Harrison for his insights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

When the Fire Department ordered him to take it down, Van Meter besought a higher civic judgment — and lo!

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2022

As a result, JWST’s development was besought by years of delays and setbacks, causing the project’s budget to grow to nearly $10 billion.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2022

Determined, she took the train to Topeka and besought the state attorney general, also to no avail.

From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2021

When Cuckoo would have answered angrily to this, Wang Lung besought her and led her out, saying, “That one does not know what words mean, now.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Mr. Xi’s restraint, by contrast, made it appear as if he viewed Mr. Trump as the beseeching party in the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

We passed multiple radar speed signs, declaiming mph numbers, beseeching drivers to slow down.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

Business and union leaders joined in publicly and privately, beseeching him not to go down this idiotic road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025

I turned beseeching eyes to the social worker.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman