behalf
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Speaking of altars, Ms. Boston is sacrificing narrative momentum on behalf of a pretty obvious agenda—cataloging horror-movie conventions and classic devices and seeing if any still click.
Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994 and has swung firmly behind Moscow since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, laid a bouquet on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
From Barron's
The registrar had worked with the Riverside County citizens group whose fraud allegations had sparked Bianco’s investigation, even traveling 600 miles south to speak on their behalf.
From Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday, stocks were higher—and oil prices were lower—on hopes that a resolution to the Iran war is near, after Pakistan delivered a 15-point peace plan to Iran on behalf of the U.S.
From Barron's
The first federal trial over these issues is slated for June in Oakland, Calif., on behalf of a school district.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
