beckon
Example Sentences
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After introducing Mr. Lew, she beckoned for Auntie Matchmaker to sit.
From Literature
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Around us people begin to move, a swirling eddy of bodies rubbing our shoulders, beckoning us to join in.
From Literature
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With her free hand, she beckons me closer.
From Literature
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Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside.
From Los Angeles Times
In one area of the two-story cafe, restaurant and bar, constellations beckon.
From Los Angeles Times
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