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
Worried that Ang Dorje was so distraught that he might refuse to go down, Hutchison beseeched him to descend from the Col immediately.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
