beg

Example Sentences

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“It will beg the question of the senior staff, why are you here? Why do we need to promote you? Why do you need a raise when you’re flaunting things like that?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The family of Chloe Mitchell, who was killed in Ballymena in 2023, have said they would "go down on their hands and knees to beg" for the barristers' strike to be resolved.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

The key, Rosenthal told MarketWatch, is that consumers shouldn’t “have to beg for it.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

The comments are a mish-mash of people praising the Trumps and Jesus, while others beg viewers to recognize the video is fake.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

Hard to believe I used to beg my parents to let me do that.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler