How to Use beck in a Sentence

beck

noun
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  • With a new benefactor at her beck and call, the world was Jeanne’s oyster.
    — Tori Telfer, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • But the novelty of your human being at your beck and call all the time got old, fast.
    — NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • What else says freedom like a day on the water, with five-star services at your beck and call?
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Making games is hard, but being the writer who’s at the beck and call of the designers and the video game team is a tough, tough gig.
    — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2022
  • My partner and Jameson’s husband were at our beck and call.
    — Danielle Snyder, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2019
  • But after the half-year project was completed in 2016, salmon were observed in the beck within three months.
    — Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 June 2023
  • Surrounded by women, booze, and a posse of friends who are at his beck and call, the singer invites us into the life of the rich and famous.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Have designers clamoring to loan you a dress, and world-class makeup artists at your beck and call?
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Budget permitting, here’s a look at what’s available at your beck and call.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The man, 25, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot in the beck, chest, arm, and torso.
    — David Aaro, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Her chewing you out for not being at her beck and call sounds very controlling and like another red flag.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 1 June 2022
  • But for now, there is only a future that seems limitless — an endless summer at their beck and call.
    — Tres Dean, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Enjoy seamless streaming with the mountains of content provided by Fire TV and Alexa at your beck and call.
    — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 13 Oct. 2020
  • McKay, who went on to become an iconic sports announcer, didn't have a team of producers at his beck and call.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2021
  • Their employees had access to everything at their beck and call.
    — Samir Hassan, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Rentals include a bottle of liquor with mixers, fresh fruit, lounge chairs, a mini fridge stocked with water and rolled iced towels, and a cabana host at your beck and call.
    — Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2021
  • In the past, managers triggered ire for using push-button bells to keeping their employees at their beck and call, like servants.
    — Rachel Plotnick, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2019
  • Our testing discovered that the Echo provides a robust sound experience, plus all of the benefits of having Alexa at your beck and call.
    — Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored, 23 Feb. 2021
  • But there is nothing like having at your beck and call a breathtaking phrase, a prayer, a pretty song, a joke or even a recipe, to be retrieved at a moment’s notice, cherished and savored.
    — WSJ, 15 June 2022
  • Not only is Casa Criollo a beautiful rental, but everything served at Criollo is just a beck and call (well, Whatsapp message) away.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Endless enthusiasm and a visionary viewpoint is at your beck and call.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2020
  • During the summer of 2021, Terry became bedridden, which forced Gail to be at his beck and call, usually sleeping in a recliner at Terry’s bedside.
    — Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Not that the executives had to bother themselves with such trivial matters of logistics as many hired personal drivers at their beck and call.
    — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022
  • There’s nothing wrong with receiving help or donations, but living at the beck and call of others so your passion can happen is not responsible.
    — Rod Berger, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • That is a more difficult argument to make now that there are vibrant and dispersed networks of militants who do not answer to the beck and call of gifted orators standing before vast crowds.
    — Blair McClendon, The New Republic, 24 May 2021
  • Additionally, the staff was more than accommodating, constantly at the beck and call of any media member in need, though there wasn’t much need outside of directions to and from the Science Center.
    — Hayden Grove, cleveland, 8 May 2021
  • Moreover, the policy also asks these internet businesses to elect a grievance officer to be available at the beck and call of law enforcement officials.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Running United Fruit’s publicity department, in New York, was a legendary adman who claimed to have a list of twenty-five thousand journalists, editors, and public figures at his beck and call.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The show became an obsession for many, inviting audiences into an inner sanctum of lavish settings and private planes at their beck and call — and where viperous family dynamics reigned supreme.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • With a new benefactor at her beck and call, the world was Jeanne’s oyster.
    — Tori Telfer, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2021

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