begging

Example Sentences

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“The tomatoes are begging me to go, it’s time,” she laughed, planning to leave Kyiv at the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Always worried about money, she sent begging letters to friends asking for donations and arranged a sale of her old clothes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"We have people begging for me to do this. People that are in great pain," Trump said in the Oval Office.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Mary is bedraggled and wet, begging for a gown for a comeback performance in a few days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I kept writing, kept begging him to write back.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo