How to Use beckon in a Sentence

beckon

verb

• From the time he was a child, the wilderness beckoned to him.
• She beckoned to the waiter to come over.
• She beckoned the waiter to come over.
• She was beckoning them in to shore.
• The nature preserve beckons bird-watchers, who visit from around the world.
• The big waters of Lake Erie will beckon once the remaining ice floes are gone.
  — cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• Here Lawson takes agency in her fate, sparking movements with beckoning arms or the nudge of a foot.
  — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• With the re-elevation of people like The Mooch, all that seems to beckon is chaos.
  — Jack Holmes, Esquire, 7 Mar. 2018
• These tropical isles beckon travelers with the promise of a serene getaway, an escape from the stresses of daily life.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
• The Mercers wanted results quickly, and more business beckoned.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2018
• Sports fields, adventure playgrounds, and off-leash dogwalking areas beckon.
  — Sophie Davies, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2018
• Augusta beckons a former champion, who hopes to take to the remodeling.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• Market stalls decked in garland and ornaments beckon visitors with a cozy atmosphere and delicious food and drink.
  — Penny Sadler, Contributor, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
• Fame will never come beckoning for this artist, because this music is too often performed, so much so that people have lost their discernment for when it is performed well.
  — Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• That mix – especially with Hamilton – seeks to continue the record success of last season and beckon new subscribers.
  — John Timpane, Philly.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• Militants who saw one student, Hafsat Lawan, 17, and her friends hurrying over the fence beckoned them to come for safety.
  — Jonathan Gopep, Dionne Searcey and Emmanuel Akinwotu, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2018
• An internal intellectual exploration may beckon to you today.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
• Most post their work on the web and beckon to the masses.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 5 May 2020
• In full view is the restaurant to the left, beckoning you to come in for a bite.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
• Karim walked over to the fence and beckoned his brother in the middle of a game.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• Del Rey is here to beckon the gaze and take a nap, per usual.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2019
• Aries March 21-April 19 The world is beckoning you to come and see what's out there.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2023
• Snowflakes, lanterns and scrollwork based on the iron gates beckon you across.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020
• In the dimly lit room, flashing lights beckon the next dancer to take her turn on the pole.
  — Anjeanette Damon, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2019
• In normal times, cities beckon us to engage, to crowd, to be part of the thrum.
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2020
• Germany had seemed the place for him in 1914, but now the United States beckoned.
  — Daniel Ford, WSJ, 2 May 2018
• The penthouse suite flaunts a rooftop terrace that beckons guests to hang out for a while and soak up the sun.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2023
• One of the works from Tyler Hays’s Bather series beckons from the living room in the distance.
  — Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2024
• The benches out front, where old men would sit and gossip, beckon you to rest.
  — Brinley Hineman, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2021
• This piece beckoned to us with its full-length fuzz, made from polyester fleece and packed with pockets.
  — Maren Larsen, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024