obliges
- present tense form of oblige (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Several leaders brought up the bloc’s emissions-trading system in their remarks, which obliges companies to pay for their greenhouse-gas emissions in a bid to nudge them toward cleaner energy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Content creators are "contractually bound" to brands, which obliges them to keep posting no matter what, according to the journalist.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
After competitions, Gu is the one every media outlet wants to speak to, and she gracefully and politely obliges as she slowly shuffles through the mixed zone.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Perfidia tells Bob to create a show and he obliges with a spectacle of fireworks and munitions.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
A furious look dances in her eyes, but she obliges.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
