beckoned
Example Sentences
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“Michael Collins,” my dad beckoned, addressing me by my first and middle name he loved so well and alone always used, “tell us something you’ve learned in school.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Without Lilith Fair there would be no Daisy Chain,” said Olivia Rodrigo, who beckoned McLachlan to the stage Saturday night to perform her 1997 hit, “Building a Mystery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
A quarter-final spot - their first - beckoned for the football-mad African country.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
They walked along in relative silence, their classmates melting off onto various paths and striding over grass to go to the places where their pictures beckoned.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
