Example Sentences

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The legal move will obligate the court's 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2023

And the board will be able to go beyond decisions to offer advice on policymaking — Facebook will obligate itself to respond in public.

From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2019

“A likely scenario,” said Bjarkman, “is that Cuba will institute a posting system like Japan’s that will obligate players to serve a specified period in the Cuban League before becoming free agents.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2015

"We are going to pursue strategies that will obligate the Senate to finally join the House in confronting the government's spending problem," Republican House Speaker John Boehner told lawmakers.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2013

"I give you my word of honor that all Rochester's honest debts will be paid by the firm if necessary; I will obligate myself to that extent," he paused.

From The Red Seal by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner