behalf
Example Sentences
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The body does not speak on behalf of the UN.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
About 100 Poles based in the UK carried out work on behalf of Bletchley Park between 1940 and 1945.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He would argue on behalf of civil rights and nuclear disarmament, and all these other causes that he cared about.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Army, which is required to provide him legal counsel, declined to comment on his behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I present this gift to First Turkey. On behalf of the Water Monster of the Agave Pond, through Nathan, made by my family, a sash.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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