beseeched

Example Sentences

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Celtic staff beseeched them to clear off but their pleas were ignored.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

He beseeched the U.S. government to dip into the millions of dollars Congress annually allocates to compensate victims of U.S. attacks.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024

A woman dressed as a dugong, a rare marine mammal, beseeched passers-by to end the burning of fossil fuels.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023

The United Nations, aid groups and Israeli human rights groups have beseeched Israel to allow water and emergency deliveries of fuel to flow into the Gaza Strip.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

In 1888, a delegation of townsfolk beseeched Emmett to run for county sheriff, which he did, winning easily.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann