Sentence examples similar to beg off from contributing from inspiring English sources

In the Phaedo Plato begs off from directly investigating the nature of the good or teleological explanations.

In the U.S., where hand-shaking is a common greeting, people with colds and flu are begging off from the custom out of regard for others' health.

After two weeks the jurors were told that there were so many jurors that the old lag from previous week could beg off if they wished.

Won't this put people off from contributing?

I beg off.

I make the calls and beg off.

At least once, beg off when she invites you to something.

And you begged off on an inconvenience.

They were begging off on the ascent of Schilthorn, however.

After begging off at Rico, he'd spent two nights camping on Scotch Creek.

At dusk in front of his small tent, Beken begged off an appeal from some admirers that he play a song or two.