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.
• Most post their work on the web and beckon to the masses.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 5 May 2020
• And the art also beckons the public to stop and stay a while.
  — Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
• Leno signed the pledge and beckoned the race’s other entrants to do the same.
  — Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2018
• 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
• Still, highs in the upper 70s beckon in case of dry breaks.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 25 May 2017
• Del Rey is here to beckon the gaze and take a nap, per usual.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2019
• But the bigger the flatlands grew, the more the mountains beckoned.
  — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Bryan Davis, the distillery’s founder and co-owner, pulls aside some folds and beckons me in.
  — Wayne Curtis, WIRED, 30 May 2017
• But the era of human spaceflight had begun, and the stars beckoned.
  — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 July 2025
• The benches out front, where old men would sit and gossip, beckon you to rest.
  — Brinley Hineman, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2021
• Pleasure resorts in the mountains and at the sea shore beckon him.
  — Deneen L. Brown, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017
• 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
• Who is the spooky, smiling woman beckoning to a young girl at the edge of her garden?
  — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
• Glistening shops and restaurants beckon a see-and-be-seen crowd within this coastal community.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
• The wooden structures stand out among the snowy hills and pine trees, beckoning with their five fireplaces and suite of wellness amenities.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
• The grassy fields surrounding the property beckon you to spend most of your time here outdoors, as does the fire pit and grilling station.
  — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
• An enormous light-up mermaid sign hangs on the top of the exterior, beckoning tourists to pull over.
  — Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026