How to Use behest in a Sentence

behest

noun
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  • I only made the change at the author's behest.
  • So to remove them at the behest of a complainant privileges the viewpoint of the complainant.
    — Taylor Goldenstein, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • In the traditional way of publishing, creators are at the behest of agents.
    — Reenita Malhotra Hora, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Israel is the first and only non-member state to be investigated at the behest of a nonstate member.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Commissioner Rob Manfred, at the behest of owners, will freeze all league business until an agreement is reached.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Instead, commissioner Rob Manfred, at the behest of owners, will freeze all league business until an agreement is reached.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Progressives are less amused and have accused both senators of undermining their party’s agenda at the behest of special interests.
    — New York Times, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Progressives are less amused and have accused both senators of undermining their party's agenda at the behest of special interests.
    — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Later in the episode, Mysaria was murdered by Larys (Matthew Needham) in a fire at the behest of the queen.
    — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
  • At the behest of Mr. Kilar, backed by Mr. Stankey, both were forced to resign.
    — James B. Stewart, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The Senate didn't pay the $155 per diem to Clark for that meeting at the behest of Senate leaders.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In 2018, at the behest of her son Jesse, Smith joined the social media platform.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
  • At the behest of their parents, Pedro taught Brian the bass.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • At the behest of his lawyer Ilene Farkas, Sheeran explained the writing process behind the song.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • At Martins’s behest, but without protest, Bob left the board.
    — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • As a group, players in Portland — at the behest of Epperson and the coaching staff — have looked to set a tone on the field.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
  • Perhaps the spoon-feeding is done at the behest of pre-tween audiences swooning along with the adults in the room.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The Senate didn't pay the $155 per diem to Clark for that meeting at the behest of Senate leaders, the committee found.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2022
  • And then starts working as a stripper at the behest of her abusive husband.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 6 July 2022
  • The film opens four years after Nike went public, a move that puts Phil at the behest of an omniscient board.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Steven Miller, the agency's chief at the time, resigned at the behest of then-President Obama.
    — Megan Myers, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • One that came at the behest of Rostyslav, the boy who had been watching TikTok videos before the missile hit.
    — Michael Schwirtz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Is a fighter someone who takes up arms at the behest of their government?
    — Dominic Taylor, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
  • On the morning of their fatal journey, Odom approached the flight crew at the behest of the band, in an effort to get some answers about the aircraft.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The deployment came at the behest of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who issued the order last week in response to staffing shortages.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski and Amy Simonson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2021
  • It hasn’t been aired since, reportedly at the behest of the family.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
  • More than half of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents have been displaced, and most of them have moved to the south at the behest of the Israeli military.
    — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The question is whether the facts add up to crimes as alleged by a federal grand jury at the behest of Jack Smith, the special counsel.
    — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Today’s decision follows the seizure on Monday of a 254-foot yacht in Spain at the behest of the US government.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Six years later, with his father in a nursing home, Peter is decorating his own bachelor pad, finding himself out on his ear at the behest of his wife (Rosanna Arquette) of 35 years.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024

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