Example Sentences

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The Sheriff’s Office said in 2021 that Leech had obeyed the suspects’ orders and had not resisted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Defense attorneys, in seeking a lighter sentence, have argued that Wright was the aggressor and that he would be alive if he had obeyed commands.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Mrs May said in a letter to her constituents in Maidenhead, Berkshire, that she can "well understand the anger" of people who had obeyed the guidance.

From BBC • May 30, 2020

Daugherty sent over thousands of pages of records, noting that he had obeyed medical-privacy laws and had closed the breach the moment he learned of it.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2019

But she did not even wait to see if Ash had obeyed; instead she went back inside, closed the door, and, a moment later, slid the bolt in place.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo