How do you use Behest in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like command or bid, plus the exact meaning.
Behest meaning
- A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
- A vow; a promise.
Using Behest
- The main meaning on this page is: A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. | A vow; a promise.
- Useful related words include: command, bid, bidding, dictation.
- In the example corpus, behest often appears in combinations such as: the behest, behest of, government behest.
Context around Behest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Behest
- In this selection, "behest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, guts and starting stand out and add context to how "behest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the behest of the and at the behest of an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "behest" sits close to words such as acutely, advisable and afield, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with behest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He also believes that the recent Taipei trip came at Washington’s behest. (13 words)
Early in Season 2, Kendall, at Logan’s behest, guts the entire site and lays off nearly all of its employees. (21 words)
In Lagos, where Tinubu, the declared winner of February 25 presidential election holds sway, political offices are shared at his behest. (21 words)
Bahadorifar was not charged with any involvement in the plot to kidnap Ms. Alinejad because she had no knowledge that it would occur; instead she made a $670 payment to an investigator at the behest of an old family friend. (40 words)
It’s a new look for the old bones of Medinah, designated a landmark by city officials in 2001 and greenlit for gambling by the City Council last year at the behest of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (37 words)
The Lancashire born singer and musician grudgingly accepted the change of name to Georgie Fame at the behest of astute pop impresario Larry Parnes and the rest,as the old cliche goes, is history. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A former fighter pilot being held at a maximum security prison at the behest of the is 'a shadow of his former self', his wife has claimed.
At the behest of an inheritance lawyer, the Yaga siblings convene at a port in New York City to receive a mysterious package from Baba Yaga: an enormous box.
Bahadorifar was not charged with any involvement in the plot to kidnap Ms. Alinejad because she had no knowledge that it would occur; instead she made a $670 payment to an investigator at the behest of an old family friend.
But tennis is a strange game, one at the behest of invisible forces, and this Melbourne crowd were treated to an entirely different match under the evening lights.
Early in Season 2, Kendall, at Logan’s behest, guts the entire site and lays off nearly all of its employees.
Governments have toppled and empires have fallen at the behest of a chain of events which were triggered by a series of small individual incidents directed over time toward a common goal.
Gupta, at the behest of the Indian government employee, allegedly agreed to pay $100,000 to have the intended victim murdered in New York City.
He also believes that the recent Taipei trip came at Washington’s behest.
In Lagos, where Tinubu, the declared winner of February 25 presidential election holds sway, political offices are shared at his behest.
It’s a new look for the old bones of Medinah, designated a landmark by city officials in 2001 and greenlit for gambling by the City Council last year at the behest of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
It was also said that the matter was being investigated at the behest of the ECP, which had lodged a complaint regarding the incident.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar may have made the announcement at the behest of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the 4th emir of the Pakistani Taliban.
One of the consultants alleged that the other conducted the surveillance at the behest of Alabama Power execs in order to influence decision on major corporate decisions that were pending.
Professors Kulldorff and Bhattacharya were among the health experts who big tech censored at the behest of government because they dared question the government’s message regarding covid.
The Lancashire born singer and musician grudgingly accepted the change of name to Georgie Fame at the behest of astute pop impresario Larry Parnes and the rest,as the old cliche goes, is history.
The pledge was part of a bouquet of decarbonisation initiatives launched at the behest of the hosts, the UAE, on the third day of COP28.
These women used aggressive tactics to target Cuomo’s accusers allegedly at Ms. Cuomo’s behest, starting in the spring of 2021 and extending until as recent as last September.
The state is politically significant, however, after Democrats moved South Carolina’s primary to the front of their primary calendar at Biden’s behest.
The tariff published on Thursday brings a government anti-dumping investigation opened at the behest of steelmaker Ternium's local unit nearly two years ago to a close.
While Kitty went on her missions at the behest of Valeria Doom, Gambit got involved specifically to expand his own personal collection.
Common combinations with behest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the behest 135×
- behest of 135×
- government behest 3×
- her behest 3×
- his behest 2×
- its behest 2×
- behest in 2×
- 's behest 2×