Examples of 'behest' in a sentence
Meaning of "behest"
Behest is a noun that refers to a command or directive, usually coming from a person in authority or power
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- A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of.
- A vow; a promise.
- To promise; vow.
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Said it was at the behest of an old student pal.
They had staged this pretense at my behest.
It was not on our behest that this went exclusive.
I have sent two people up at your behest.
I can not violate the behest of my dear parents.
Thank you for coming today at my behest.
And even he was at behest of the wolves he employed.
Whatever happened so far was done at my behest.
This was done at the behest of the imperialist powers.
I have never killed at their behest.
I have come at the behest of the boss.
At the behest of your erstwhile ally.
I do not care on whose behest you propose.
At the behest of the gun lobby.
Libraries were private or created at the behest of an individual.
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I made it at the behest of others for similar reasons.
She went with you guys at my behest.
You kill people at the behest of your superiors.
I submitted to one recovery at your behest.
I am not here at the behest of any man.
At the behest of those same firms.
I believe he did so at the behest of his masters.
Governments working unwittingly at its behest.
I am here solely at the behest of our mutual friend.
I have killed my mother at your behest.
Your life at the behest of lunatics.
The darkness falls at thy behest.
The magical river at my behest weaves down my chest.
I spent my entire morning chasing shadows at your behest.
This was at the behest of community activists.
I mean whatever happened so far was done at my behest.
You work at the behest of a system.
She came with you on my behest.
Kabira is at your behest and requests.
You are going to act so lowly on his behest.
Was not working at the behest of our government.
I am doing all this at their behest.
Not at the behest of donor agencies.
She will come at your behest.
Whose behest here is sovereign.
And who was in concealment at the behest of that whore.
At the behest of the prince.
Beverly died at your behest.
At the behest of the victim.
Passed his last behest.
All at the behest of a barbarian.
Rising out of the earth at the behest of one man.
But at the behest of his father he stopped seeing her.
I do not use at the behest of others.
At the behest of your highness.
