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Examples of beckon in a Sentence
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The brain contains systems that are specialized for approach (when opportunities beckon) and withdrawal (when threats appear or seem likely).
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
Maybe the green and yellow lights of Subway are beckoning you?
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
At the Vive 2024 conference, the prevailing theme for Healthcare CIOs underscored a practical focus on short-term initiatives to enhance operational and financial efficiencies, even as the allure of innovative solutions like AI beckoned as potential panaceas.
—David Chou, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
During the pandemic, the island became a different sort of haven, beckoning an influx of newcomers seeking an outdoor lifestyle.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
On my return, the hotel beckoned like a private urban oasis, with friendly valets in olive-green uniforms welcoming me back by name.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
The City of Baths, also known for its rambunctious ruin bars, has for centuries beckoned travelers with a salve for their ailments.
—Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024
That's when Fenway Park's inviting left-field wall began beckoning batters, particularly righties, to swing for glory.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English bekenen, bikenen, becknien, becknyn, going back to Old English bēcnan, bīcnan, bīcnian, bēacnian "to make a mute gesture to, summon, symbolize, portend, reveal," going back to West Germanic *bauhnjan- or *bauhnōjan- (whence also Old Saxon bōknian "to portend, give as a token," Old High German bouhhanen, bouhnen "to give a sign or token, signify"), weak verb derivatives of *baukn- "sign, signal" — more at beacon entry 1
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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