Behest Example Sentences

Behest Example Sentences



Definition
1 : an authoritative order : command
2 : an urgent prompting
a request of great importance


Synonyms: instruction, bidding, request, requirement, wish, desire; command, order, decree, edict, rule, ruling, directive, direction, charge, will, dictate, demand, insistence, injunction, mandate, precept; informalsay-so; rarerescript



They had assembled at his behest.

Mary signed away her kingdom at the behest of Henri II.

On a whim, and at the behest of a friend, pictures of the stunning brunette were sent to a British modeling agency.

At the president’s behest, the prisoner will be pardoned for his crimes.

The low calorie version of the beer was developed at the behest of weight conscious individuals.

At the director’s behest, I am being called back for a second audition.

The singer decided to perform two more songs at the behest of her audience.

At the governor’s behest, the attorney general will reopen a closed homicide case.

They conceive a child, marry and quickly divorce at the grandparents' behest.

Both have proved willing to conduct massive fiscal operations at the behest of treasury ministers.

He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the behest of his financial adviser.

The enamoured look in her soft, brown eyes lessened the harshness of her behest.

To say what was done was done at the behest of officials is totally incorrect.

He clearly acted in haste at the behest of a friend.

The bully later apologized on the behest of his appalled parents.

His withdrawal may have been at his father's behest.