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Example Sentences
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Soft, tender and just dense enough to hold its shape, these savory muffins are built on a base of flour, cornmeal, butter, oil and buttermilk — a formula so flexible it practically begs for riffing.
From Salon
The blip, however brief, would beg questions of how a short-handed roster might handle the brutal Big Ten slate that awaits USC in two week’s time.
From Los Angeles Times
Just days after arriving in Marseille, he threw himself at the mercy of police officers, begging them to get him out of there.
From Barron's
A senior staff member in the group raced upstairs and begged Borkert to reinstate them, according to two officials familiar with the episode.
From Salon
The hardcore faithful headed to the bitcoin conference with Saylor, whose fans tailed him around the event in the hope of getting a selfie, as his minders begged them to let him leave.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
