beckoning

Example Sentences

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The seductive power of the screens, beckoning families from their dining rooms, was unstoppable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Masterful France captain Dupont again glided through the Welsh defence but centre Brau-Boirie lost possession with the try-line beckoning.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Their bedroom may be cluttered with all manner of diversion and playthings, but what they really want is that shiny, as-yet unattained object — Rick Caruso! — beckoning from behind glass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

Biding her time until the moment returned—with all its mewing hurt or overboard rage—and she could turn away from the door, the cup to step toward the limitlessness beckoning from the well.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison