How to Use beg the question in a Sentence

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• This, of course, begs the question, how likely are the measures to pass?
  — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
• That begs the question — was there any point to all this Carlsson business?
  — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• The triumph of Zayn now begs the question of what Rhodes does from here.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2026
• Blasi is clearly in form and showed it Tuesday, begging the question whether this may force her team to let her race for a stage.
  — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
• Given that Royan was settled twenty-five hundred years ago, the architecture begs the question of why, instead of being an archaeological site, the town is studied for its total 1950s style.
  — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
• Per city code, the mayor of Evanston receives a yearly salary of about $25,000, begging the question of who can afford to pursue the job with so little compensation and such weighty responsibilities.
  — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026