behalf
Example Sentences
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Significantly, they "will not be required to stage the event on behalf of another member".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"That's not my job. I cover the president. Reporters take risks as part of the job, but not on behalf of the president."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Defence barrister Andrew Wesley said he was unable to offer any personal mitigation on behalf of Khan, as he still disputed the identity and age under which he was prosecuted.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A consumer-protection attorney has filed arbitration demands against Whatnot on behalf of more than 70 clients, alleging the platform operates as an unregulated casino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I'd flown to South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and California to argue cases on behalf of condemned children over the preceding months.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing behalf
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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