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beck

noun

ˈbek

Definition of beck

British

as in brook

a natural body of running water smaller than a river when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane

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Recent Examples of beck That work on behalf of the government, with emphasis on the Department of Justice, has much lawyering undertaken for political reasons, most notably at the beck and call of the nation’s current president. — Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 And of course, your ride-sharing service of choice is at your beck and call. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026 She’s paid to be at Souria’s beck and call every moment of the day and often gets awakened at strange times in the night for errands, like going out to buy every item on a fast-food restaurant’s menu and bring it back for a midnight feast. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026 People can be doing their daily activities and have AI continually at their beck and call as a mental health advisor while wearing ordinary earbuds or headphones. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beck

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Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The room was modern-rustic, with cedar-plank walls, limestone floors, hunks of Utah rock crystals, and a private back terrace with an outdoor swing overlooking a brook that provides a soothing nocturnal soundtrack.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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McDowell County residents near rivers and creeks and in low-lying areas should relocate as soon as possible, county emergency management officials said late Saturday morning.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Her body was found by a fisherman trolling beneath a bridge on the bank of a creek in Montague County, which is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth, police told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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