beget

Example Sentences

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The disaster beget $53 billion in losses, with insurers covering around $40 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

But finding yourself in a bind necessitates clever solutions, and Park’s already dark comedy turns jet-black as the director reveals that stress can beget new talents.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

That strain beget a slump, Pages batting .159 through the season’s first three weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Rather than allow mistake to beget mistake, as they so often did across the autumn, Ireland moved slowly through the gears before finally reaching cruising speed.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

I wished I too had some kind of scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini