begging

Example Sentences

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Always worried about money, she sent begging letters to friends asking for donations and arranged a sale of her old clothes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In what Mr. Salam calls “tin-cup urbanism,” the mayor of this “incredibly rich, dynamic city” is begging Albany and the federal government for money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"We have people begging for me to do this. People that are in great pain," Trump said in the Oval Office.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Before she knew it, the first edit had blown up and people were begging for the song.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Several sailors did imitations of Cockney boys begging for a treat as Marston hammed it up as an ice cream vendor.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong