behalf

Example Sentences

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The IRS can force employers to withhold more of a person’s paycheck, or step in to file a stingy return on the person’s behalf.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

A woman from Costa Mesa, Calif., was charged last fall with illegally registering her dog, Maya, to vote and submitting ballots on the canine’s behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Administrator Zeldin, on behalf of the president, is going to hold insurance companies accountable to the great people of California,” the official said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The online listing portal is now being pursued in a class action, launched by accountant Jeremy Newman on behalf of potentially hundreds of estate agents.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Secretly she collected them, whispering to Grand-grand Auntie that she did so on her behalf.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord