Example Sentences

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They were beckoning: Come here, come closer, stay longer, there’s so much to see.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

But the growls and clicks of those on the land were beckoning them with a deadly siren song.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

There was a long standing ovation; Carryn Owens seemed overcome and gestured as if she were beckoning her husband to see what she saw.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 1, 2017

It was almost as if they were beckoning.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

The wizards were beckoning her with voices sweeter than song.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin