beget

Example Sentences

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Baelor of all people knows the smallfolk would react poorly to their beloved prince letting injustice beget more injustice.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

The disaster beget $53 billion in losses, with insurers covering around $40 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Rather than allow mistake to beget mistake, as they so often did across the autumn, Ireland moved slowly through the gears before finally reaching cruising speed.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… atrocities beget atrocities.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023

The only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the service of the Party.

From "1984" by George Orwell