begging

Example Sentences

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How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s not right to see a child begging in the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

A Ukrainian man accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told a court that he refused to film the attack despite an alleged accomplice "begging" him to.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“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

But then I pictured my father up north in New Jersey begging for work, and the devastated look on my mother’s face, and I hardened my heart.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm