beseech

Example Sentences

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Reading her text from behind a lectern, Finley is in turn impassioned, mocking, beseeching, goofy, coy.

From New York Times

Reyes spoke for nearly five minutes, her voice rising as she turned to face the courtroom and beseeched people who were being trafficked to come forward.

From Washington Times

When they acquiesce and offer their blessings to the Mother, they also beseech her to “scrape the wax off your wings.”

From Washington Post

“We are besought by a radical left that wants to destroy this country, and we need to come together and win elections,” Aadland told the crowd.

From Seattle Times

“One was an exaggerated, beseeching voice — ‘Oh, thank God I escaped Africa!’” he recalled recently.

From New York Times