beget

Example Sentences

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But that dream begets a nightmare when the Worm bursts forth through the portal like a furious airborne serpent, one that will cause an enormously destructive earthquake if it makes landfall.

From Los Angeles Times

His gets begot bigger gets — the most prominent being his 2002 profile of Johnny Carson in Esquire.

From Washington Post

It was a lot about how violence begets violence.

From Los Angeles Times

Donations can also influence, or even beget, future donations.

From Seattle Times

Some studies may not account for the inflammatory behaviors that loneliness begets, like eating and sleeping poorly, failing to exercise, and using smoking and alcohol to self-soothe.

From Salon