beseeched or besought
bi-ˈsȯt 
bē-
; beseeching
1
: to beg for urgently or anxiously
beseeched him to write while he was away—
R. W. Hatch
R. W. Hatch2
: to request earnestly : implore
besought their protection
: to make supplication
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Examples of beseech in a Sentence
parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church
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In a heartbreaking moment, Driggs lifts his hairy little arms up to his human, beseeching him to take him back.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Students from across the country had flooded Europe with telegrams, beseeching the Chinese delegation at Versailles to salvage the country’s pride and walk away.
—Dan Xin Huang, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2019
The prime minister was beseeched to conclude an accord at every turn.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Biden himself was present when the minister, choir and the congregation of Philadelphia’s Mount Airy Church of God in Christ shouted hallelujah and beseeched the good Lord to reinvigorate the president.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Students from across the country had flooded Europe with telegrams, beseeching the Chinese delegation at Versailles to salvage the country’s pride and walk away.
—Dan Xin Huang, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2019
The prime minister was beseeched to conclude an accord at every turn.
—Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Biden himself was present when the minister, choir and the congregation of Philadelphia’s Mount Airy Church of God in Christ shouted hallelujah and beseeched the good Lord to reinvigorate the president.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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“Beseech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beseech. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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