How to Use beg to differ in a Sentence

beg to differ

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  • Elon Musk would beg to differ on the value that E.S.G. adds.
    New York Times, 18 June 2022
  • The Rays, the best team in the American League all season, will beg to differ.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2020
  • But many scientists beg to differ, and a close look at the study shows why.
    Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2012
  • If that seems like more than enough space for one person, Swift would beg to differ.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But those who are dying from heatwaves and fleeing floods and fire might beg to differ.
    Joshua Shifrinson, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Sharon Stone is naming names — though William Baldwin would beg to differ.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Sravan Krishna, a parent in the district, and others, beg to differ.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The club calls the Frenchie the most popular breed, though other canine constituencies may beg to differ.
    CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Baby Boomer and Gen X parents beg to differ, saying their kids should pony up starting at age 21.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
  • But many people, including founders Steve and Nona Barker, beg to differ.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 24 June 2021
  • Westlake resident Greg Violand and his wife, Mary Ann, beg to differ.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Though some might beg to differ with that assessment, as written the movie starts to feel like an exercise in proving Atwood right.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Meledandri is a media man who does not beg to differ, judging by the hole in the movie-release calendar for big family films.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But the owners of two new Baltimore-area marina restaurants would beg to differ.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Workers themselves certainly beg to differ on this point.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • Workers themselves certainly beg to differ on this point.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • Triplett didn’t believe the virus spread as easily or made people as sick as the news claimed (although federal statistics would beg to differ).
    Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2021
  • An array of opponents in Brasilia and Washington beg to differ.
    Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
  • While there’s misconceptions that email subscriptions are out of date, the most successful companies beg to differ.
    Pia Silva, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • A lot of Russians would beg to differ — including the many political prisoners.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But purists, cynics and those who like a little edge with their contemporary retreads of classic material may beg to differ.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Survivors of the disease and members of victims' families beg to differ and are sharing their very real experiences with the deadly disease.
    Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020
  • President Joe Biden may beg to differ, but the chorus of prominent voices predicting a downturn in the world’s biggest economy is growing.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 June 2022
  • Mandarin speakers, native and otherwise, beg to differ.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And unlike many other cat noises, purrs stubbornly elude human imitation (though some people on YouTube might beg to differ).
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
  • As Taylor basks in testimonials to his conservatism, his rivals beg to differ.
    Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • While no definite signs of extraterrestrial life have surfaced yet, some people on social media beg to differ.
    Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The Sox would probably beg to differ with that damning characterization.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
  • Those who are unemployed and stand to potentially receive upwards of $4,000 in extra federal payments through September, may beg to differ.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • The famous designers who have been dressing Margot Robbie in meticulous reproductions of Barbie clothes would surely beg to differ.
    Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024

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