beget

Example Sentences

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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

Story begets story in a dizzying narrative that many critics found intriguing but hard to follow.

From New York Times

His defiance begot defiance: The Lebanese University said it would stick with winter time.

From Washington Post

“This is because, according to the laws of entropy, chaos begets more chaos.”

From Seattle Times

Suicide mocks the proscriptions of narrative, resists the search for the beating butterfly's wings, the instant that begets a world-changing reaction.

From Salon