BEG in a Sentence
Learn BEG from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
235 example sentences for BEG, such as:
1. I beg of you not to run any risk.
2. 'I beg your pardon, sir,' I faltered.
3. I beg to wish you good day, Mr. Quinion.
4. We managed to beg a meal from the cafe owner.
5. We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble.
2. 'I beg your pardon, sir,' I faltered.
3. I beg to wish you good day, Mr. Quinion.
4. We managed to beg a meal from the cafe owner.
5. We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of BEG
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beg
v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
v. dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 I have just had the honour of receiving your letter, for which I beg to return my sincere acknowledgments.
2 But dear me, I beg your pardon, you're holding the fruit all this time.
3 I intend to be her godmother, and I beg you'll call her Betsey Trotwood Copperfield.
4 'I beg your pardon, ma'am,' faltered my mother.
5 If I had a good place, and was treated well here, I should beg acceptance of a trifle, instead of taking of it.
6 I went up to him, after a moment of confusion, and said: 'I beg your pardon, sir.'
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
7 'I beg your pardon, sir,' I faltered.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 8. MY HOLIDAYS. ESPECIALLY ONE HAPPY AFTERNOON
8 I beg to wish you good day, Mr. Quinion.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK...
9 'To beg of her, you mean,' retorted the damsel.
10 'I beg your pardon,' observed my aunt with a keen look.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 14. MY AUNT MAKES UP HER MIND ABOUT ME
11 'No, no, I beg your pardon,' retorted the Old Soldier.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 16. I AM A NEW BOY IN MORE SENSES THAN ONE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 16. I AM A NEW BOY IN MORE SENSES THAN ONE
12 Annie, my dear,' returned her mother, 'once for all, I must really beg that you will not interfere with me, unless it is to confirm what I say.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
13 'I beg your pardon, Mr. Traddles,' said Mr. Micawber, with the old roll in his voice, as he checked himself in humming a soft tune.
14 I beg your pardon, sir, I was directed to come in.
15 There I must umbly beg leave to differ from you.
Example Sentence: (25 in 2 pages)
1 We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble.
2 I beg your pardon, it is the literal truth: he asked me more than once, and was as stiff about urging his point as ever you could be.
3 "Was there any lady of the house?" "Nay, there was naught but her, and she was housekeeper;" and of her, reader, I could not bear to ask the relief for want of which I was sinking; I could not yet beg; and again I crawled away.
4 "Oh, I beg your pardon!" cried Alice hastily, afraid that she had hurt the poor animal's feelings.
5 "I beg your pardon," said Alice very humbly: "you had got to the fifth bend, I think?"
6 And it'll fetch things when you throw them, and it'll sit up and beg for its dinner.
7 She was asked to work the weekend shift but she tried to beg off.
8 Braving the biting wind, she went out to beg from door to door.
9 Spending the summer travelling round India is a great idea, but it does rather beg the question of how we can afford it.
10 We managed to beg a meal from the cafe owner.
11 I beg of you not to run any risk.
12 In those years they were forced to beg for a living.
13 An enemy who lies at thy feet begging forgiveness must not feel thy sword.
14 The school is always having to get out the begging bowl for books and basic equipment.
15 There are but three ways of living: by working, by stealing, or by begging.