behalf
Example Sentences
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Lawyers suing on behalf of Pacific Palisades residents have argued that the city and DWP are liable, in part because the reservoir was empty and fire hydrants failed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be working royals carrying out official engagements now they have returned to the UK, a letter sent on behalf of King Charles says.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
So-called "working royals" are members of the royal family who carry out official duties on behalf of the monarch.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Now a managing director at Otherwise Fund, Rohan invested in Hugging Face’s seed round out of a small angel fund on behalf of Index Ventures, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In preparing litigation on behalf of the children we were representing, it was clear that these shocking and senseless crimes couldn’t be evaluated honestly without understanding the lives these children had been forced to endure.
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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