begat

Example Sentences

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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

The hayseed county that begat Richard Nixon and the boysenberry also bestowed the Righteous Brothers’ “blue-eyed soul” and the drive-in church upon the world.

From Los Angeles Times

And in the course of this year I gave myself, I got the show “Godspell,” and that begat other things.

From Los Angeles Times

“Survivor” begat “The Apprentice,” sharing an executive producer in Mark Burnett.

From Salon

That story begat others, which became the foundation for “Bug Hollow.”

From Los Angeles Times