practically beg

Frequency: 6.57.8 per million words

Essentially begging, though perhaps not in a literal sense.

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Examples (10)

  • He was so valuable that the company practically begged him to stay.
  • She was so overwhelmed with work, she had to practically beg her colleague for assistance.
  • The salesman was so desperate that he was practically begging us to buy the car.
  • The children were practically begging for a new puppy after seeing it in the pet store.
  • After their huge argument, he had to practically beg for her forgiveness.
  • If you miss this deadline, you'll have to practically beg the professor for an extension.
  • In this competitive market, new graduates must practically beg for an entry-level position.
  • "I had to practically beg him just to listen to my side of the story," she complained.
  • The startup founder had to practically beg investors for the necessary funding.
  • The journalist had to practically beg the official for a comment on the scandal.