beckon

Example Sentences

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In one area of the two-story cafe, restaurant and bar, constellations beckon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The first of her nine Olympic gold medals came in the event at the 2012 London Games, and the 28-year-old shows no sign of relinquishing her grip as the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics beckon.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The mountains beckon to me not only because I find them beautiful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Bars beckon along our path of modern-day “riau-riau music, the pipes shrill and the drums pounding,” and we dance our way in and out of a few joints, looking for the right madness.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

She said that on clear nights the North Star seemed to beckon to her.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry