behalf
Example Sentences
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Curtis had worked with the Riverside County citizens group whose fraud allegations sparked Bianco’s investigation, even traveling 600 miles south to speak on their behalf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Graham benefited from not just Trump’s endorsement but a significant funding advantage over Norman, as well as from outside groups flooding the airwaves on her behalf.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Keller has had to negotiate with Medicaid authorities in Ohio on behalf of clients who came to him trying to hold on to a car that they inherited.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bessent did not rule out the possibility of Chinese banks being targeted, and vowed that any entity "that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He knows letters have been written on his behalf, asking for clemency.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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