How to Use behalf in a Sentence

behalf

noun

• Don't write letters or emails to the coach on behalf of your kid.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
• Jail records show she was booked, but did not list a lawyer who could speak on her behalf.
  — Bycurt Anderson, Fortune, 7 June 2023
• Trump/Harris: At the end of the day, Vance and Walz are onstage on behalf of their bosses.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• That suit, like the new ones on behalf of the Uvalde families, focused on the marketing of the weapons.
  — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 24 May 2024
• The suit was brought on behalf of over 200 U.S.-based applicants.
  — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
• The king would technically still be head of state, but the regent would act on behalf of the king.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• But Grainge’s short and poignant speech focused on his love of music and those who work on behalf of artists.
  — Taylor Mims, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2023
• Fehrman wore a wire to collect evidence on behalf of the FBI.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023
• The MBEs are one of a series of medals and honors that can be awarded by the King on behalf of the government.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• That status allows the lawyers to litigate on behalf of the state.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 13 Apr. 2023
• The two are accused of plotting the attack on behalf of the Islamic State.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
• In April, the Sikh Coalition and other legal partners sued on behalf of the three men, as well as Capt.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 28 Dec. 2022
• Court records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
  — Chron, 15 May 2023
• Because of that, the U.K. held the competition on Ukraine's behalf.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
• Ross argued the case in October on behalf of one group of voters.
  — Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
• Not guilty pleas were entered for both Anne and Rob Minard on their behalf during the hearing.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2024
• Wicks and his colleagues work on behalf of Cadiz, Inc., which has drilled 300 feet below the desert’s surface to reach the massive Fenner aquifer.
  — Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2023
• Those are the sorts of things that a browser, with access to all your web apps and browsing data, could begin to do on your behalf.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
• Downey was the recipient of the annual prize and used his speech to speak on Gibson’s behalf.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
• In the clip, Ferrer Van Ginkel sits silently next to a man, who offers an apology on behalf of both of them.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• His cousin also declined to speak on behalf of the family.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
• His views aligned with the statement issued by Cervantes, on behalf of the caucus, Garcia said.
  — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
• If the owner declines the offer, the contract states, the company can ask the government to seize it on its behalf.
  — Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
• At least four lawsuits have been filed on behalf of Maui residents, and the company’s shares and bond prices have plunged.
  — Peter Eavis, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• The rules have applied to journalists who are in the pool, a rotating group that covers the president on behalf of the press corps.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 May 2023
• The teen's mom, Heather Wood, released a statement on behalf of herself and her family.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
• Defensively, 80 points in the first half, there was no defense being played at all on our behalf.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
• Streep was not there to accept the award so presenter Jenny Slate accepted the award on her behalf.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2024
• Having said that, even the human user might become obsolete if OpenAI can do things on the computer on your behalf.
  — John Werner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
• Though initially reported as a class action lawsuit, Buzbee has begun to file separate claims on behalf of his clients, who lives in states across the country.
  — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025