Sentence examples for at someone's behest from inspiring English sources

No, no, go carry out these odd favors at someone's behest instead.

Perhaps because he lives in New Orleans and usually travels at someone else's behest.

Observers have suggested the assailants are either acting at someone else's behest or are lone wolves emboldened by the repressive new legislation.

Cambodia, apparently at China's behest, objected.

She is doing it at Jehovah's behest.

The European Union (at Britain's behest) may follow.

For years they jumped through hoops at Brussels's behest.

At Williamson's behest he even named one lover.

At a friend's apartment, she balanced a glass on her head, at Burroughs's behest.

Falun Gong representatives in Hong Kong charged that Portuguese officials violated democratic principles at Beijing's behest.

Comey was dismissed at Trump's behest.