beg

Example Sentences

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In a tearful video posted to Instagram on Wednesday night, Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings begged for the return their mother and seemed open to communicating with her captors about a possible ransom.

From Los Angeles Times

He had begged Mom to let him take the skunk to Dad’s house.

From Literature

The kitchen cats twined around his feet, begging for a snack.

From Literature

He never begged off for an afternoon beauty date with his grandmother—the fact that he didn’t have a grandmother was beside the point.

From Literature

I whispered to Togbe and begged him to come and take me away.

From Literature