begetting

Example Sentences

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The work’s structure seems to have organically arisen from artists responding to one another, inspiration begetting inspiration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

That trend could itself be causing a vicious cycle of fewer children begetting fewer children, said Takuya Hoshino, senior economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

Some executives argue that zeal over returning to the office can build on itself, with occupants begetting more occupants.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

The son of a goddess and a prince, he carried the ancestral burden of begetting a lineage of rulers in a foreign land.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

Lies were told and then exposed, begetting more lies to explain away the initial deceptions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer