Looking for sentences and phrases with the word behoof? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
To the use and behoof of Richard Rust and Susanna his wife, his heirs and Susanna's forever more.
It would be greatly for the public behoof, if we women, being of mature age and church-members in good repute, should have the handling of such malefactresses as this Hester Prynne.
Examples from Classical Literature
This account was merely a frank usurpation of the creation legend for the behoof of the osirian cult.
If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this.
I could wish therefore, that, for their benefit and behoof, this circumstance were omitted.
His soul does not appear to have been riven by a consciousness of sin in this behoof.
This is why I have moulded and drilled you, polished and ripened you, for my own behoof.
She could almost believe that he had been specially made and destined for her behoof.
Government is not for the behoof of rulers, but of the ruled also.
He rather looked upon it as one of those beautiful dispensations which are inscrutably brought about for the behoof and advantage of good men.
Even the chapel-service has been brightened up for their behoof.
