begat

Example Sentences

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Variant begat variant, and here we are today, dealing with a potentially deadly virus that has found ways to evade human immunity — and is still evolving.

From Washington Post

That begat their Netflix series and Prince Harry's media parade, starting with his upcoming interview with Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes."

From Salon

One list begat another as Russia expanded its dragnet to ever-wider swaths of Ukrainian society, incorporating additional names from collaborators and seized government records and torturing captives into giving up other people.

From Seattle Times

This year also begat "Billy the Kid" from "Vikings" creator Michael Hirst, which failed to hold its storytelling reins as securely as these other titles.

From Salon

This year, the extreme lockdown that confined millions to their homes in Shanghai begat a bleaker phase: “let it rot.”

From Los Angeles Times