be under obligation
Example Sentences
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Arriving in the convention city of Philadelphia, he boasted that he had been personally covering his travel and telephone expenses and said that if nominated, “I will be under obligation to nobody except the people.”
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2015
The German Government was declared to be under obligation to pay damages estimated at 140,749 French francs to the French Government, which had chartered the boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
She hates to be under obligation to anyone, especially her own mother.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
We cannot be under obligation to admire a painting—to be charmed with a poem—or thrilled with music.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green
Although practically devoid of personal vanity, he was a very proud and independent man, and one who could not brook dictation from any one or bear to be under obligation to any one.
From Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization by Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay)
