begged

Example Sentences

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This week, a pile of sumo oranges that practically begged to be eaten on a blanket by the lake.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

"My children went to bed hungry three nights in a row. My wife was crying, so were my children. So I begged a neighbour for some money to buy flour," he says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"We know from social media... that this movie was basically being begged to be made."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Don’t miss: ‘My parents begged me never to put him in a home’: I have taken care of my disabled brother my entire life.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

They even begged Reverend Hunt not to go.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone