Example Sentences

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The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Six merchant vessels obeyed direction from U.S. forces to reverse course and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, Centcom said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

When calculating probabilities with Bayes' rule, the principle of minimum change is obeyed.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

We obeyed each order, since an order’s an order and has to be obeyed.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque