beckoned
Example Sentences
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A 1968 advertisement published in The Times beckoned investors to purchase their own two-acre lake for less than $12,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
After making his name in his native Denmark with the 1996 crime drama “Pusher” and its sequels, he was beckoned to America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
She raised their two sons in the African bush until serious schooling finally beckoned them back to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He never thought he’d see it again and it was here, in this library, bathed in the same golden light that had beckoned him.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
