How to Use beseech in a Sentence

beseech

verb
  • In her misery, the queen beseeched the priest Kentigern to help her.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2020
  • Ghosts and forest spirits warn him of his doom and beseech him to turn around.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Rodgers heard the commands as well, then ran over beseeching Boykin to run into the end zone.
    — Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Sweeney, who wore a Marine veteran's hat, beseeched the group to take a stand.
    — The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Come in great numbers; this we beseech; Help San Diego to win free speech.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Jamie beseeches the governor to let his wife go, but the father-to-be isn't having it.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 17 June 2023
  • The city posted signs beseeching parents not to let kids play inside the fountain.
    — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Labor and business leaders have beseeched Netanyahu to hit the brakes, so far to no avail.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • The prime minister was beseeched to conclude an accord at every turn.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • Wild and urgent rituals to beseech the powers that were, to save us from the increasing dark.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Dec. 2014
  • Sanders, who will turn 79 before the next election, was beseeching people not to wait on him to save them.
    — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 10 June 2017
  • Rickman's agent was flooded with offers, beseeching the actor to play more debonair ne'er-do-wells.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 May 2023
  • Between numbers, the local singer paused and in a gravelly drawl, beseeched the crowd to be thankful.
    — Michael Democker, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Between numbers, the local singer paused and in a gravelly drawl, beseeched the crowd to be thankful.
    — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Norwood’s hour-and-a-half speech had the passionate feel of a trial lawyer beseeching a jury.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 26 May 2017
  • TikTokers are beseeching us to get off the treadmill and into the weight room.
    — Mark Jannot, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Almost every time there’s a close call the player comes up twirling his finger, beseeching his coach to ask for a review.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Her mother beseeched those who mourned for Heyer to take up her commitment to social justice.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Over a year later, the boy’s mother is beseeching Francis to bring his influence to bear.
    — Mauricio Cuevas, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2018
  • To do that Oliver beseeched the states to take a stand and ratify the ERA.
    — Melissa Locker, Time, 10 June 2019
  • As a sideline, Saddam also beseeched God to save him because God owed him one.
    — Amatzia Baram, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012
  • Ever since, Pritzker has pointed to that defeat when Welch and others beseech him to try again.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Customers’ beseeching Wakeling to add shrimp scampi to his summer fare is paying off.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2018
  • Travelers took to social media to complain about the disruption and beseech the airlines for help.
    — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Our times beseech us to step into the chasm of uncertainty and become the agents of transformation our future needs.
    — Erica Ariel Fox, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The emails show Scalia Law beseeching the justices to attend a host of law school activities, as guests or speakers.
    — Jo Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The product has since racked up a wait list of more than 4,000 eager fans, all of whom have been beseeching the brand to bring back the beloved lip treatment.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 26 Dec. 2019
  • McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Kasatkina ended the first set in 22 minutes and left Kerber beseeching the heavens for help.
    — Helene Elliott, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018

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