Example Sentences

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The Hillsborough Charter will oblige organisations to think about victims rather than their own reputations.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

As of Sept. 8, new Canadian requirements will oblige airlines to provide passengers with either a refund or rebooking, for flight disruption outside their control.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2022

You will oblige me, an octogenarian, to take a bus or ferry and bus to a market where the vendors support this great program.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2022

He’s quiet about his skill, but to those who are persistent, he will oblige the occasional duel.

From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2020

Well, Mrs. Weston, you have prevailed, I hope, and these ladies will oblige us.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen