beseech

Example Sentences

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Reflecting his deep interest in religion and spirituality, above the door is inscribed the prayer: "Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

“I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can’t, I will. I will excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can,” said Engoron.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2023

"I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can't, I will."

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2023

"I beseech you to control him, if you can," the judge said again shortly after, warning Kise that he would control the former president if the attorney did not.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

Adrastus, the only one alive of the seven who had started the war, came to Theseus, King of Athens, to beseech him to induce the Thebans to allow the bodies to be buried.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton