How to Use beg in a Sentence

beg

verb
  • He's too proud to beg.
  • He begged the doctor for medicine.
  • She begged him to read the story again.
  • He begged that she would forgive him.
  • A homeless man begs on that corner every day.
  • The next day, Galante came back to the card game, begging, ‘Please!
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But Evans begged, and Kissinger flew to New York that night.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Lately the canid has taken to begging by the side of the road.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • That begs the question: What does slay mean to the artists singing about it?
    Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In 1971, Arthur Burns begged Richard Nixon to not sever the dollar’s link to gold.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • At certain points in the video, Hayes is heard begging for help.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • They were forced to beg, sell candy and borrow to push north.
    Andrew Silverstein, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The books are begging you to take the Cardinals here, and the line has already moved 1.5 points.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The kid begged to watch along on my phone as a floor plan emerged from our new pet’s efforts.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 12 July 2023
  • Bone-gray ash blankets everything: cars, crops and even the dogs that beg for scraps in the streets.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • Pro tip: There’s a beer pong station just begging you to use it.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • This foldable chair is begging to go to the beach with you this summer.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • His detractors have been begging for the Suns to trade him.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • To convince her, Christine didn’t beg or throw a teenage tantrum.
    The Lost Women Of Science Initiative, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And for just $49, these are the travel-ready sneakers begging to be added to your wardrobe.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • In a 911 call the agency released, the woman's mother begged for help.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 May 2023
  • The alpha male fox is very used to humans and has begged me for food before.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Here is a guy who literally begs to get punched in the face.
    John Semley, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Flora, in a state of panic, begs Edward to deal with the matter.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And recent crowds have been so bad that some have begged for its return.
    Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Shelby begged to be held, but her mom couldn’t both hold her and reinsert the tube up her nose at the same time.
    Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The bright blond wood begs for a comfortable sweater rather than a beaded gown.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Before long, their colts peeped through the tall grass, begging for food and learning to dance.
    Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Over the years, viewers begged the Kings to consider Elsbeth for her own spinoff.
    Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Taylor Wilson: That begs the question here, Bailey, are there not guardrails in place to prevent this?
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

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