Sentences with 'behest'
Example sentences and phrases with the word behest and other words derived from it.
• « Hundreds of thousands, the vast majority of them civilians, died in the initial explosions or from radiation poisoning in the following months. At the behest of the Japanese emperor, negotiations began a few days later, with the Japanese representatives signing an unconditional surrender on 2 September. »
• « Realising that their chances of inheriting a large farm or receiving a substantial dowry were remote, these teenagers sought other employment opportunities, often at the behest of their fathers. »