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

By this point, one of her friends was walking from shop to shop in the town where Sally lived begging staff not to sell anything to her.

From BBC • 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

It was not uncommon to see people sleeping on the street, or begging for money or food.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The boys were immediately on my side, begging for him to join us, and they eventually relented.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler