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Example Sentences

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“My mom would never agree to leave our house, not even if the president himself begged her to,” he said.

From Literature

“Are you saying good morning,” Nim demanded, “or just begging for breakfast?”

From Literature

“The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple…please, I’m begging you the media to honor your profession and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Police have yet to identify any suspects in her abduction, and her daughter – the Today show presenter Savannah Guthrie – has repeatedly begged the public for help in finding her mother.

From BBC

Disney’s initial skepticism and the scene’s sheer impact on food both beg the question: How did one of the messiest foods imaginable become shorthand for romance?

From Salon