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How to use beg in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Beg means to request the help of someone, often in the form of money. Example: “He begged on the street corner from passers-by.”

Examples of beg by meaning

verbTo request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

  • He begged on the street corner from passers-by.

verbTo plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

  • I beg your pardon. I didn’t mean to cause offence.
  • He begged her to go to the prom with him.

verbTo unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction.

  • The way you keep eating raw meat, you're just begging to get tapeworms.

verbTo obviously lack or be in need of something.

  • A captivating novel that just begs for a movie adaptation
  • It begs redecoration.1985 April 13, Philip Brasfield, “Echoes Inside of What's Outside”, in Gay Community News, page 4

nounThe act of begging; an imploring request.

  • “Lord,” I prayed, “it's a long time since I came to You for anything besides a quick beg for help.2008, Cathy Gohlke, William Henry is a Fine Name/I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires Set

More sentences with beg

  • The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.From the entry orbit
  • Every morning before work, I see that poor vagrant around the neighbourhood begging for food.From the entry vagrant
  • He grinned a cruel sneer when I begged him to stop.From the entry grin
  • He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop.From the entry forgiveness
  • Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically.From the entry quat
  • He griefed, spammed, begged to be an administrator and did many other nooby things.From the entry nooby
  • Portugal has gone to the British government with a begging bowl asking for relaxation of quarantine restrictions.From the entry begging bowl
  • He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.From the entry fall
  • Might I beg leave to accompany you?From the entry leave
  • It is an instance of begging the question to argue that God can only do good deeds because God is good.From the entry begging the question
  • I lie before you today begging for help.From the entry lie before
  • Please, I'm begging you, censor those j-slurs!From the entry j-slur
  • Three people were hurt in the fire at the warehouse last night, which begs the question: what were they doing there in the first place?From the entry beg the question
  • I guess he doesn't realize who's behind him, because the way he's darting and weaving, he's practically begging me to light him up.From the entry light up
  • I wonder if I can beg off going to the meeting that day, since it will take me an extra two hours out of my way.From the entry beg off
  • Per my birth plan, I don't want an episiotomy; I prefer to tear naturally. No matter how much I may beg or scream, do not offer me an epidural.From the entry birth plan
  • Both our cat and the dog are spoiled monsters and beg for food every meal.2026 July 6, @chaoskat.bsky.social, Bluesky (post), archived from the original on 06 Jul 2026. From the entry spoiled
  • Your upcoming Instagram beach photos are begging you to snag this bright orange maxi.2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry snag
  • The Plymouth was burgundy and had a convertible top that we always begged him to put down.2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 111. From the entry Plymouth
  • But Ruby would never give in to her demands, no matter how much her mam begged.2021, Glenda Young, The Miner's Lass. From the entry spike
  • A griddler begs between the sunset and evening prayers and might sing if his voice is good.2021, Al-Jahiz, Avarice & The Avaricious. From the entry griddler
  • She begs the cook to help lift the bags of teff and check their weight.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 23. From the entry teff
  • I do beg you to underspeak about the spread or work of I.C.L.2018, Norman Percy Grubb, Modern Viking. From the entry underspeak
  • Months of networking, botherating, begging, and pleading had finally gotten us a space.2018, Emily Schoerning, Science Culture, Language, and Education in America, page 111. From the entry botherate
  • When he spotted Natalie descending the staircase, he begged her to try the elevator.2016, Susan Wolf Johnson, King Daniel: Gasparilla King of the Pirates. From the entry hummer
  • You sat and had the audacity to beg for forgiveness, for a truce, for a forgettance.2016, Nadia Wheaton, The Kind of Secrets That Only Strangers Can Swallow. From the entry forgettance
  • “That boy is just begging for a hinnerdale full of buckshot.” Lily stifled a giggle.2016 July 1, Jennifer Beckstrand, Sweet as Honey, Zebra Books, →ISBN. From the entry hinnerdale
  • Karin had begged her parents to let us go to the party.2015, Laura Elliot, chapter 11, in The Betrayal, Ickenham: Bookouture, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry let us go
  • I begged my mother to write notes excusing me from taking the gym classes.2013, Brenda Sue, Jack and Jill, Not an Easy Climb. From the entry so is life
  • And a pic of her yawning that was begging for a photochop.2011 March 17, Lesmond, “Re: Karrde in the House”, in alt.tv.american-idol (Usenet). From the entry photochop
  • “Please don’t put me in the stocks, I beg of you.2011, Marianne Mancusi, Night School, page 193. From the entry dwarfette
  • Well, we beg to differ and the people of Iran are begging to differ.2009 June 19, Bob Inglis, “Expressing Support for Iranians who Embrace Democracy [H. Res. 560]”, in Congressional Record: Proceedings and…. From the entry beg to differ
  • The self-proclaimed fanpires gawked, squealed and begged for autographs and photos with the stars.2008 November 18, Derrik J. Lang, “Fans flock to 'Twilight' premiere in Los Angeles”, in USA Today. From the entry fanpire

Meaning of beg

  1. verb To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
  2. verb To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
  3. verb To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction.

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Questions about beg in a sentence

How do you use beg in a sentence?
Beg is used as a verb and noun. For example: “He begged on the street corner from passers-by.”
What is a short sentence with beg?
“It begs redecoration.”
What does beg mean?
Beg means to request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

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