Example Sentences

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Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

The grandmotherly driving of today’s Waymos conjures images of two, excessively polite Midwesterners locked at an intersection, each beckoning the other to go first, back and forth in perpetuity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

At present, it seems Salah is keeping his options open, and it is a busy time for him with Africa Cup of Nations duty beckoning on Monday 15 December.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

In fact, Doncic invited double teams, beckoning extra defenders toward him as he surveyed the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Maddie glanced down at the flare path far below, three pinpoints of light beckoning, welcoming, calling—and she made up her mind to try to land.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein