behalf
Example Sentences
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But on behalf of all survivors everywhere, of any gender, identity or age, let me give you some blanket answers to “Why now?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
State visits are carried out by the monarch on behalf of the UK government.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
A senior administration official said that Trump sent Vance along with Kushner and Witkoff, who led the last round of unsuccessful talks, to demonstrate that the team was speaking on behalf of the president.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
If it tanks, I’ll have jinxed it on behalf of all those EpiPen overpayers from the mid-2010s.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
There was a selfless and steely tone to his voice, that of a person delivering bad news to other people while remaining strong on their behalf.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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